Kowtow

What do we mean by kowtow?

To kneel and touch the forehead to the ground in expression of deep respect, worship, or submission, as formerly done in China. intransitive verb

To show servile deference. synonym: fawn. intransitive verb

The act of kneeling and touching the forehead to the ground. noun

An obsequious act. noun

See kotow.

To perform the kowtow. Same as kotow intransitive verb

The prostration made by mandarins and others to their superiors, either as homage or worship, by knocking the forehead on the ground; same as kotow. There are degrees in the rite, the highest being expressed by three knockings. noun

To kneel and bow low enough to touch one’s forehead to the ground. verb

To bow very deeply. verb

To act in a very submissive manner. verb

The act of kowtowing. noun

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

Try to gain favor by cringing or flattering verb

Bend the knees and bow in a servile manner verb

The act of kowtowing.

Words that are spelled similarly to kowtow:
kowtow, kotow, kow tow.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word kowtow:
prostration, emperor, monk, bow, chinese, imperial, presence, china, traditional, required, performed, example, act, result, before, english.

Words that rhyme with kowtow:
go, blow, show, know, forego, snow, so, throw, flow, though, sow, bow, ratio, pro, hello, quo, grow, row, sew, apropos, now, cow, mow, bio, low, forgo, shadow, o, woe, allow, crow, portfolio, no, although, potato, bestow, yoe, toe, undergo, studio, hoe, glow, owe, how, joe, aglow, co, escrow, indigo, plow, willow, dough, espresso, archipelago, wow, endow, plateau, cameo, slow, rainbow, beau, tomato, doe, adagio, ho, foe, otto, coco, status quo, fallow, glo, lo, below, radio, hydro, vertigo, disavow, manifesto, tow, meadow, tomorrow, patio, veto, overthrow, audio, plough, tempo, torso, roe, calypso, vow, aficionado, borrow, micro, bough, virago, mo, rhino, winnow, photo.

Adjectives that are often used to describe kowtow:
full, ceremonial, deep, more, traditional, chinese, respectful, first, fourfold, abject, last, humiliating, third, involuntary, groveling, pretty.

Consonant match to kowtow:
cutter, cater, kitty, catty, cato, cotta, keto, cotter, koto, katie, cootie, quito, cutty, kato, cooter, cottar, kotow, katy, coty, keta, cattie, curter, kiter, cota, coatee, kita, coto, kati, cata-, keeter, cotto, cotty, kater, couto, kotter, kittie, ketter, catoe, kutter, keiter, keto-, catto, kata-, katey, k t, ca t, ca te, ca ti, caito, cao to, cat a, cat eye, cat he, cat her, cat i, cat o, cat to, cat too, cat two, cat who, cate a, catt to, caught a, caught he, caught her, caught to, caught too, caught two, caught who, chi ti, co t, coat a, coat he, coat her, coat o, coo to, coot who, coote to, cot a, cot he, cot to, cote a, cottee, coup to, courteau, coutee, cow to, cow too, coy to, cur to, curt a, curt to, cut a, cut e, cut eye, cut he, cut her, cut high, cut i, cut o.

Words that sound like kowtow:
kowtow, couto, kow tow, kata-, cotta, kata, cotty, cati, cotti, katu, catu, cauto, kotta, kitty, katie, katy, catty, cato, cootie, cutty, kato, catie, kita, cout, katey, coty, cata, kittie, kati, cotto, quito, kota, caty, cota, kity, keto, koto, cattie, coto, kattie, kito, keta, ketty, keita, cowtown, kutta, catey, kitti, catto, katti, coti, quetta, coatee, koti, kiti, cat eye, catoe, catti, keti, cow town, couteau, kotow, kouta, key to, ketti, cat toy, cotu, coteau, k t, ketu, kitai, kotah, gouty, caught, cot, cott, qaeda, cado, kot, cada, qat, caat, kado, khat, khadi, kada, caut, cauda, kott, caught out, cotte, qadi, kadu, caute, qot, kotte, khot, kaut, cahow, caddi.