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cower(verb, start, yield, hide)
13
crawl(verb, yield, 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)
9
stoop(verb, yield, bend, jolly)
8
creep(verb, yield, jolly, flatter)
8
defer(verb, yield, jolly, flatter)
8
truckle(verb, support, agree, yield, hide)
7
apple-polish(verb, phrasal verb, support, yield, informal)
7
kneel(verb, yield, surrender, bend)
6
bow(verb, agree, yield, surrender)
6
toady(verb, support, yield, hide)
5
flatter(verb, yield, jolly, bow)
4
prostrate(verb, surrender, bow, court)
4
slaver(verb, support, yield, jolly)
3
abase(verb, yield, surrender, jolly)
3
bow to(verb, expression, phrasal verb, comply)
3
brownnose(verb, phrasal verb, support, yield, informal)
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