Definitions For Kowtow

noun

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

verb

  • Try to gain favor by cringing or flattering
  • Bend the knees and bow in a servile manner
  • To agree too easily or eagerly to do what someone else wants you to do : to obey someone with power in a way that seems weak

Is Kowtow a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
16
Words with Friends
16

The word Kowtow is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends

Examples of Kowtow in a Sentence

  • You can try kowtowing to the boss, but he'll see right through you

Synonyms for Kowtow

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