Usually means: Submitted respectfully; bowed very low.
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  1. kowtowed: Merriam-Webster
  2. kowtowed: Collins English Dictionary
  3. kowtowed: Vocabulary.com
  4. kowtowed: Wordnik
  5. kowtowed: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  6. kowtowed: Wiktionary
  7. kowtowed: Dictionary.com
  8. kowtowed: Cambridge Essential American English Dictionary
  9. kowtowed: FreeDictionary.org
  10. kowtowed: TheFreeDictionary.com

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Definitions from Wiktionary (kowtow)

verb:  (historical) To kneel and bow low enough to touch one’s forehead to the ground.
verb:  (figuratively) To grovel, act in a very submissive manner.
verb:  To bow very deeply.
noun:  The act of kowtowing.
▸ Also see kowtow


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