bootlick

(-lik′)

transitive verb, intransitive verb

Informal to try to gain favor with (someone) by fawning, servility, etc.

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See bootlick in American Heritage Dictionary 4

verb boot·licked, boot·lick·ing, boot·licks
verb, transitive
To behave toward in a servile or obsequious manner.
verb, intransitive
To behave in a servile or obsequious manner. See Synonyms at fawn1.

Related Forms:

  • bootˈlickˌer noun

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