Hypertext Webster Gateway: "kowtow"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Kowtow \Kow*tow"\, n. & v. i.
The same as {Kotow}.
I have salaamed and kowtowed to him. --H. James.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
kowtow
n : a former Chinese custom of touching the ground with the
forehead as a sign of respect or submission [syn: {kotow}]
v 1: bend the knees and bow in a servile manner [syn: {scrape}, {genuflect}]
2: tray to gain favor by cringing or flattering; "He is always
kowtowing to his boss" [syn: {fawn}, {toady}, {truckle}, {bootlick},
{kotow}, {suck up}]
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