单词 | bootlick |
释义 | bootlick[ boot-lik ] / ˈbutˌlɪk / SEE SYNONYMS FOR bootlick ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object)to seek the favor or goodwill of in a servile, degraded way; toady to. verb (used without object)to be a toady. Origin of bootlickAn Americanism dating back to 1835–45; boot1 + lick SYNONYMS FOR bootlick1, 2 flatter, fawn; apple-polish. SEE SYNONYMS FOR bootlick ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM bootlickboot·lick·er, nounWords nearby bootlickbootleg, bootlegged, bootlegger, bootleg play, bootless, bootlick, bootlicker, bootloader, boot money, boot out, boots Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for bootlick
British Dictionary definitions for bootlickbootlick / (ˈbuːtˌlɪk) / verbinformal to seek favour by servile or ingratiating behaviour towards (someone, esp someone in authority); toady Derived forms of bootlickbootlicker, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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