fall+on+one's+knees

  • 61fawn — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. cringe, grovel, toady, truckle, cower, ingratiate, curry favor. See servility, flattery. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. cringe, flatter, court, grovel, crouch, bow, stoop, kneel, creep, fall on one s… …

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  • 62prostrate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. recumbent, prone, flat, supine; debased, abased, humbled; helpless, powerless, resigned. See horizontal. v. t. debase, abase, flatten; bow, submit. See dejection, lowness, servility. II (Roget s IV) …

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  • 63kowtow — v 1. bow, kneel before, salaam, genuflect; prostrate oneself, fall on one s knees, lie prone, throw oneself at the feet of; humble oneself to, defer to, stoop, get down. 2. bow and scrape, grovel, truckle to, fawn; lickspittle, lick [s.o. s]… …

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  • 64toady — n 1. sycophant, toadeater, fawner, flatterer, fawning flatterer, truckler, tufthunter, courtier, wheedler, puffer, backslapper, backscratcher, time server, Inf. apple polisher, Sl. brown nose, Sl. brown noser, Sl. brownie, Obs., Rare. blander,… …

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  • 65fawn — [n] baby deer baby buck, baby doe, yearling; concepts 394,400 fawn [v] ingratiate oneself to; serve abase, apple polish*, be at beck and call*, be obsequious, be servile, blandish, bow, brownnose*, buddy up*, butter up*, cajole, cater to, cave in …

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  • 66fawn — I. n. Young deer. II. v. n. Crouch, cringe, bow, stoop, kneel, creep, dangle, fall on one s knees, curry favor, play the sycophant …

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  • 67kowtow — verb 1) they kowtowed to the emperor Syn: prostrate oneself before, bow (down) to/ before, genuflect to/before, do/make obeisance to/before, fall on one s knees before, kneel before 2) she didn t have to kowtow to a boss Syn: grovel to, be… …

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  • 68genuflect — v 1. kneel, bow down; fall on one s knees; pay homage or tribute, make obeisance, admire, revere; worship, pray. 2. kowtow, salaam, curtsy; knuckle under, bow and scrape, eat humble pie; yield, concede, do [s.o. s] bidding …

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  • 69Fallen — Fall Fall (f[add]l), v. i. [imp. {Fell} (f[e^]l); p. p. {Fallen} (f[add]l n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Falling}.] [AS. feallan; akin to D. vallen, OS. & OHG. fallan, G. fallen, Icel. Falla, Sw. falla, Dan. falde, Lith. pulti, L. fallere to deceive, Gr.… …

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  • 70Falling — Fall Fall (f[add]l), v. i. [imp. {Fell} (f[e^]l); p. p. {Fallen} (f[add]l n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Falling}.] [AS. feallan; akin to D. vallen, OS. & OHG. fallan, G. fallen, Icel. Falla, Sw. falla, Dan. falde, Lith. pulti, L. fallere to deceive, Gr.… …

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