Fawn vs. Kowtow

Fawnnoun

A young deer.

Fawnnoun

A pale brown colour tinted with yellow, like that of a fawn.

Fawnnoun

(obsolete) The young of an animal; a whelp.

Fawnadjective

Of the fawn colour.

Fawnverb

(intransitive) To give birth to a fawn.

Fawnverb

(intransitive) To exhibit affection or attempt to please.

Fawnverb

(intransitive) To seek favour by flattery and obsequious behaviour (with on or upon).

Fawnverb

To show devotion or submissiveness by wagging its tail, nuzzling, licking, etc.

Fawnnoun

A young deer; a buck or doe of the first year. See Buck.

Fawnnoun

The young of an animal; a whelp.

Fawnnoun

A fawn color.

Fawnnoun

A servile cringe or bow; mean flattery; sycophancy.

Fawnadjective

Of the color of a fawn; fawn-colored.

Fawnverb

To bring forth a fawn.

Fawnverb

To court favor by low cringing, frisking, etc., as a dog; to flatter meanly; - often followed by on or upon.

Fawnnoun

a color varying around light grayish brown;

Fawnnoun

young deer

Fawnverb

show submission or fear

Fawnverb

try to gain favor by cringing or flattering;

Fawnverb

have fawns;

Fawnnoun

a young deer in its first year

Fawnnoun

a light brown colour

Fawnverb

(of a deer) produce young

Fawnverb

(of a person) give a servile display of exaggerated flattery or affection, typically in order to gain favour

Fawnverb

(of a dog) show slavish devotion, especially by rubbing against someone

Kowtowverb

To grovel, act in a very submissive manner.

Kowtowverb

To kneel and bow low enough to touch one’s forehead to the ground.

Kowtowverb

(intransitive) To bow very deeply.

Kowtownoun

The act of kowtowing.

Kowtownoun

The prostration made by mandarins and others to their superiors, either as homage or worship, by knocking the forehead on the ground; same as Kotow. There are degrees in the rite, the highest being expressed by three knockings.

Kowtowverb

To perform the kowtow. Same as Kotow

Kowtownoun

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

Kowtowverb

bend the knees and bow in a servile manner

Kowtowverb

try to gain favor by cringing or flattering;

Kowtow

Kowtow, which is borrowed from kau tau in Cantonese Chinese (koutou in Mandarin), is the act of deep respect shown by prostration, that is, kneeling and bowing so low as to have one's head touching the ground. In Sinospheric culture, the kowtow is the highest sign of reverence.