kowtow | Amarkosh

Meaning of word kowtow from English dictionary with examples, synonyms and antonyms.

kowtow noun

Meaning : A former Chinese custom of touching the ground with the forehead as a sign of respect or submission.

Synonyms : kotow

kowtow verb

Meaning : Bend the knees and bow in a servile manner.

Synonyms : genuflect, scrape

Meaning : Try to gain favor by cringing or flattering.

Example : He is always kowtowing to his boss.

Synonyms : bootlick, fawn, kotow, suck up, toady, truckle

Install App

चर्चित शब्द

trump card (noun)
A playing card in the suit that has been declared trumps.

bog down (verb)
Get stuck while doing something.

amusement (noun)
A feeling of delight at being entertained.

shell ginger (noun)
Cultivated for its shining oblong leaves and arching clusters of white flowers with pink shading and crinkled yellow lips with variegated magenta stripes.

telugu (noun)
A member of the people in southeastern India (Andhra Pradesh) who speak the Telugu language.

languas speciosa (noun)
Cultivated for its shining oblong leaves and arching clusters of white flowers with pink shading and crinkled yellow lips with variegated magenta stripes.

shall-flower (noun)
Cultivated for its shining oblong leaves and arching clusters of white flowers with pink shading and crinkled yellow lips with variegated magenta stripes.

performance (noun)
A dramatic or musical entertainment.

wick (noun)
Any piece of cord that conveys liquid by capillary action.

deep (noun)
The central and most intense or profound part.