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boot·lick    Audio Help   [boot-lik] Pronunciation Key
–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]

bootlicker, noun

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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bootlick

verb
try to gain favor by cringing or flattering; "He is always kowtowing to his boss" [syn: fawn

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Bootlick

Boot"lick`\, n. A toady. [Low, U. S.] --Bartlett.

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