nnoun.actthe act of obeying meanly (especially obeying in a humble manner or for unworthy reasons)Derivationally Related Form:truckle
Hypernyms:obedience obeisance
Inherited Hypernyms:trucklingobediencesubmissiongroup actionacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Inherited Hypernyms:trucklingobediencesubmissiongroup actioneventpsychological featureabstractionentity
vverb.stativeyield to out of weaknessDerivationally Related Form:truckler
Hypernyms:relent soften yield
Inherited Hypernyms:truckleyield
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something PP
vverb.communicationtry to gain favor by cringing or flatteringSynset:bootlick fawn kotow kowtow suck up toady 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)