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boot·lick

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–verb (used with object)

1.	to seek the favor or goodwill of in a servile, degraded way; toady to.

–verb (used without object)

2.	to be a toady.

[Origin: 1835–45, Americanism; boot¹ + lick

]

—Related forms

bootlicker, noun

—Synonyms 1, 2. flatter, fawn; apple-polish.

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boot·lick Audio Help   (bōōt'lĭk') Pronunciation Key
v.   boot·licked, boot·lick·ing, boot·licks

v.   tr.
To behave toward in a servile or obsequious manner.

v.   intr.
To behave in a servile or obsequious manner. See Synonyms at fawn¹.

boot'lick'er n.

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