00880978-v 'try to gain favor by cringing or flattering'; V1; 
 
Czech nahrbit se , nadbíhat
汉语 奉承 , 谄媚 , 拍马屁 , 叩头
英语 fawn ( ) , toady ( ) , truckle ( ) , bootlick ( ) , kowtow ( ) , kotow ( ) , suck up
Indonesian ampu , sembah sujud
Italian leccare
日语 おだてあげる
Malaysian ampu , sembah sujud
Definitions
英语
try to gain favor by cringing or flattering
He is always kowtowing to his boss
日语
こびるか、よく見せることによって好意を得ようとする
彼は、ボスに常にへつらっている
Relations
Hyponym: curry_favor
Hypernym: flatter
Semantic Field: communicationv
Verb Frames
Somebody ----s PP;  
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