📚 Kowtow, verb. 🔉 /kaʊˈtaʊ/ 🇬🇧 ❓ Definition (no object): Act in an excessively subservient manner. ❗️ Examples: 1. She didn't have to kowtow to a boss. 2. He didn't kowtow to anyone, said what he pleased, dressed as he pleased. 3. He is grateful for it, but he is not going to kowtow to anybody. 4. Must we forever kowtow to US imperialism and be treated like the illegitimate children of the global economy? 5. But at the same time, they're not going to kowtow to the defense either. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🌀 @cambridge_dic