n. Function: verb
to act or behave with abjectness in the presence of a superior FF1C; fawn on the master FF1E;
Synonyms: apple-polish, bootlick, ||brownnose, cotton, cower, cringe, grovel, honey (up), kowtow, slaver, toady, truckle
Related Words: blandish, cajole, coax, wheedle; butter (up), flatter, make up (to); cater (to), pander (to); crawl; abase, debase, demean; bow, cave, defer, submit, yield; court, invite, woo
Idioms: be at one's beck and call, curry favor, dance attendance, kiss one's feet, lick one's shoes ( or boots), make a doormat of oneself, ||suck up to
Contrasted Words: contemn, despise, disdain, scorn, scout; reject, repudiate, spurn; flout, gibe, jeer, scoff; deride, mock, ridicule, taunt
Antonyms: domineer