kowtow
- Verb. (intransitive) To kneel and bow low enough to touch one’s forehead to the ground.
- Verb. (intransitive) To bow very deeply.
- Verb. (intransitive, figuratively) To act in a very submissive manner.
- Noun. The act of kowtowing.
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