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ko·tow
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Princeton's WordNet
kowtow, kotowverb
a former Chinese custom of touching the ground with the forehead as a sign of respect or submission
fawn, toady, truckle, bootlick, kowtow, kotow, suck upverb
try to gain favor by cringing or flattering
"He is always kowtowing to his boss"
GCIDE
Kotowverb
To defer to another in a servile or humiliating manner; to act obsequiously.
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kotow
Kotow is an act of deep respect shown by kneeling and bowing so low as to have one's head touching the ground. It originated from Chinese culture and is considered a form of reverence or submission. The term can also be used more broadly in English to indicate subservience or excessive deference to someone.
Webster Dictionary
Kotownoun
the prostration made by mandarins and others to their superiors, either as homage or worship, by knocking the forehead on the ground. There are degrees in the rite, the highest being expressed by three knockings
Kotowverb
to perform the kotow
Etymology: [Chinese, knock head.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Kotow
kō-tow′, n. the Chinese ceremony of prostration.—v.i. to perform that ceremony, to abase one's self.—Also Kowtow′. [Chin.]
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of kotow in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of kotow in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
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