Noun kowtow has 1 sense
  1. kowtow, kotow - a former Chinese custom of touching the ground with the forehead as a sign of respect or submission
    --1 is a kind of bow, bowing, obeisance
    Derived forms: verb kowtow2, verb kowtow1
,Verb kowtow has 2 senses
  1. scrape, kowtow, genuflect - bend the knees and bow in a servile manner
    --1 is one way to bow
    Derived form: noun kowtow1
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s
    Somebody ----s PP
  2. fawn, toady, truckle, bootlick, kowtow, kotow, suck up - try to gain favor by cringing or flattering; "He is always kowtowing to his boss"
    --2 is one way to flatter, blandish
    Derived form: noun kowtow1
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s PP
,
TOP