Akademik

bootlick

verb

try to gain favor by cringing or flattering

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He is always kowtowing to his boss

• Syn: ↑fawn, ↑toady, ↑truckle, ↑kowtow, ↑kotow, ↑suck up

• Derivationally related forms:

↑kotow (for: ↑kotow), ↑kowtow (for: ↑kowtow), ↑bootlicker, ↑truckler (for: ↑truckle), ↑truckling (for: ↑truckle), ↑toady (for: ↑toady), ↑fawner (for: ↑fawn)

• Hypernyms: ↑flatter, ↑blandish

• Hyponyms: ↑curry favor, ↑curry favour, ↑court favor, ↑court favour

• Verb Frames:

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Somebody ——s PP

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Somebody ——s

(for: ↑fawn)

Useful english dictionary. 2012.