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• kowtow

  Meaning

  • 1. Act in an excessively subservient manner

  • 2. To kneel and touch the ground with the forehead in worship or submission as part of Chinese custom

  Examples

  • 1. In every episode, Nobita ends up kowtowing to his mom after causing some mischief.

  • 2. The citizens of Wakanda did not kowtow to Thanos, even in the face of great danger.

  • 3. Whenever Lois Lane is in trouble, Superman is there without her needing to kowtow.

  • 4. Doraemon would never kowtow to the demands of Gian, no matter how much he bullies him.