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Definition of kowtowing in English Turkish dictionary
- kowtow
- (isim) secde
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- {f} to -e yaltaklanmak
- kowtow
- soru sormaksızın itaat etmek
- kowtow
- (to ile) soru sormaksızın itaat etmek
- kowtow
- sorgusuz sualsiz boyun eğmek
- kowtow
- uy/alnı yere değdir
- kowtow
- {i} secde
- kowtow
- {f} secde etmek
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- alnı yere değdirme
- kowtow
- {f} el pençe divan durmak
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Definition of kowtowing in English English dictionary
- present participle of kowtow
- kowtow
- To bow very deeply
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- To kneel and bow low enough to touch one’s forehead to the ground
- kowtow
- To act in a very submissive manner
- kowtow
- To kneel and bow low enough to touch one's forehead to the ground
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- try to gain favor by cringing or flattering; "He is always kowtowing to his boss"
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- a former Chinese custom of touching the ground with the forehead as a sign of respect or submission
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- The same as Kotow
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- The act of kowtowing
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- {i} act of bowing low, act of kneeling and touching one's forehead to the ground; servile act
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- {f} bow low, kneel and touch one's forehead to the ground; grovel, act in a servile manner
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- disapproval If you say that someone kowtows to someone else, you are criticizing them because they are too eager to obey or be polite to someone in authority. See how stupidly they kow-tow to persons higher in the hierarchy. to be too eager to obey or be polite to someone in authority kowtow to (ke tou ; because when you bow very low you hit your head on the floor)
- kowtow
- bend the knees and bow in a servile manner