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51fawn — vb Fawn, toady, truckle, cringe, cower are comparable when they mean to act or behave with abjectness in the presence of a superior. Fawn implies a courting of favor by such acts of a sycophant as servile flattery and exaggerated deference {they… …
52gerebh- — gerebh English meaning: to scratch, write Deutsche Übersetzung: “ritzen” and Verwandtes Material: 1. gerbh : Gk. γράφω “ scratch, carve, cut, mark by cutting or scratching, write “ (*gr̥bhō), γράμμα “alphabetic letter”, γραμμή… …
53suck up — verb 1. take in, also metaphorically (Freq. 1) The sponge absorbs water well She drew strength from the minister s words • Syn: ↑absorb, ↑suck, ↑imbibe, ↑soak up, ↑sop up, ↑ …
54slenk-, sleng- — slenk , sleng English meaning: to wind, turn; to creep Deutsche Übersetzung: “winden, drehen; sich schlingen, kriechen” Material: 1. auf k: Welsh llyngyr pl. “Wũrmer”, M.Bret. lencquernenn, Bret. lenkernenn “Eingeweidewurm”… …
55bootlick — verb try to gain favor by cringing or flattering He is always kowtowing to his boss • Syn: ↑fawn, ↑toady, ↑truckle, ↑kowtow, ↑kotow, ↑suck up • Derivationally related forms: ↑ …
56kotow — var. of KOWTOW. * * * I noun a former Chinese custom of touching the ground with the forehead as a sign of respect or submission • Syn: ↑kowtow • Derivationally related forms: ↑kowtow (for: ↑kowtow) • …
57fawn — I. intransitive verb Etymology: Middle English faunen, from Old English fagnian to rejoice, from fægen, fagan glad more at fain Date: 13th century 1. to show affection used especially of a dog 2. to court favor by a cringing or flattering manner… …
58truck — I. verb Etymology: Middle English trukken, from Anglo French *truker, *troker, from Vulgar Latin *troccare, probably of imitative origin Date: 13th century transitive verb 1. to give in exchange ; swap 2. to barter or dispose of by barter… …
59The Wizard of Oz (TV series) — The Wizard of Oz is an animated television series produced in 1990 to capitalize on the 50th anniversary of the 1939 classic film. It ran on ABC from 1990 1991, and was subsequently repeated on the Disney Channel and HBO in the 1990s, and on Toon …
60Gerd Prokop — Gert Prokop (* 11. Juni 1932 in Richtenberg; † 1. März 1994 in Berlin durch Suizid) war seit 1971 Schriftsteller von Jugendbüchern, Science Fiction und Kriminalromanen. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Leben 2 Leistungen …
