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41suck 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, ↑ …
42parasite — noun Etymology: Middle French, from Latin parasitus, from Greek parasitos, from para + sitos grain, food Date: 1539 1. a person who exploits the hospitality of the rich and earns welcome by flattery 2. an organism living in, with, or on another… …
43Mark Morris (author) — For other people named Mark Morris, see Mark Morris (disambiguation). Mark Morris (born in 1963 in Bolsover, Derbyshire) is an author known for his series of horror novels, although he has also written two novels based on the BBC Television… …
44lickspittle — 1. noun /ˈlɪkspɪtl/ a) A fawning toady; a base sycophant.<ref name= OED:lick spittle /> b) The practice of giving empty flattery for personal gain. Syn: brown noser …
45grovel — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. fawn, creep, cringe; wallow, humble (oneself). See servility, lowness. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. crawl, cringe, fawn, fawn upon, beg, sneak, stoop, kneel, crouch before, truckle, kowtow, implore, toady …
46truckle — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. grovel, kowtow. See servility. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. cringe, submit, cower, toady; see wince , yield 1 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. cringe, toady, *kiss up, *brownnose, kowtow, bow before …
47flatterer — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. toady, truckler, courtier, brown noser*; see sycophant . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. complimenter, booster, trumpeter, sycophant, *yes man, *brownnose, *sweet talker, *apple polisher, toady, *lickspittle, bootlicker.… …
48ass-kisser — noun a person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantage • Syn: ↑sycophant, ↑toady, ↑crawler, ↑lackey • Derivationally related forms: ↑crawl (for: ↑crawler), ↑ …
49bootlick — 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: ↑ …
50kotow — 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) • …
