Word: kowtow
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Synonyms: kowtow
waste time, dally, dawdle, loiter, linger, take one's time, delay, temporize, stall, procrastinate, pussyfoot around, drag one's feet, dither, hesitate, falter, vacillate, waver, hem and haw, shilly-shally, lollygag, let the grass grow under one's feet, tarry, dillydally, shillyshally, drag one's heels
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french
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ramper
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russian
Translations:
раболепствовать, лебезить
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czech
Translations:
podlézat
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polish
Translations:
płaszczyć, chylić
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ukrainian
Translations:
лякало
The meaning and "use of": kowtow
noun
- an act of kowtowing as part of Chinese custom. - Chang kowtows before the Emperor, who tells him of his mission.
- act in an excessively subservient manner. - she didn't have to kowtow to a boss
- kneel and touch the ground with the forehead in worship or submission as part of Chinese custom. - In ‘Keeper of the Keys,’ Chan has to deal with a much older Chinese servant who kowtows to his white master in embarrassing fashion.
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