nnoun.persona person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantageSynset:ass-kisser crawler lackey sycophant
Derivationally Related Form:sycophancycrawlsycophantictoady
Hypernyms:adulator flatterer
Inherited Hypernyms:sycophantflattererfollowerpersoncausal agentphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:sycophantflattererfollowerpersonorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:apple polisherbootlickerfawnergoody-goodygrovelergrovellertruckler
Full Hyponyms:apple polishergoody-goody
vverb.communicationtry to gain favor by cringing or flatteringSynset:bootlick fawn kotow kowtow suck up truckle
Examples:- He is always kowtowing to his boss
Derivationally Related Form:kotowkowtowtoadyfawnertrucklingbootlickertruckler
Hypernyms:blandish flatter
Inherited Hypernyms:fawnflatterpraisemeasureevaluatethink
Direct Hyponyms:court favorcourt favourcurry favorcurry favour
Full Troponyms:curry favor
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s PP | Somebody ---s (apply to: fawn) | Sam and Sue --- (apply to: fawn)