| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| NOUN: | An inclination of the head or body, as in greeting, consent, courtesy, submission, or worship: bow1, curtsy, genuflection, nod, obeisance. See COURTESY. | | VERB: | To support slavishly every opinion or suggestion of a superior: bootlick, cringe, fawn, grovel, slaver, toady, truckle. Informal : apple-polish, brownnose, cotton. Slang : suck up. Idioms: curry favor, dance attendance, kiss someone's feet, lick someone's boots. See OVER.
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