44 entries under abase topic. ×

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cower(verb, start, yield, hide, submit)
13
crawl(verb, yield, submit, jolly, flatter)
12
grovel(verb, support, yield, surrender, hide)
12
fawn(noun, verb, support, agree, yield)
9
kowtow(verb, support, agree, yield, surrender)
9
crouch(verb, start, yield, hide, submit)
9
stoop(verb, yield, submit, bend, jolly)
8
creep(verb, yield, submit, jolly, flatter)
8
truckle(verb, support, agree, yield, hide)
7
apple-polish(verb, phrasal verb, support, yield, informal)
7
kneel(verb, yield, surrender, submit, bend)
6
bootlick(verb, support, hide, recoil, court)
5
flatter(verb, yield, submit, jolly, bow)
4
bow and scrape(verb, expression, idiom, court, beg)
4
brown-nose(verb, court, beg, kowtow, creep)
4
prostrate(verb, surrender, submit, bow, court)
3
eat dirt(verb, expression, recoil, court, beg)
2
blandish(yield, submit, jolly, flatter, debase)
2
butter up(verb, expression, yield, submit, jolly)
2
cater to(expression, yield, submit, jolly, flatter)
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