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bootlicking

/ˈbuːt.lɪk.ɪŋ/

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adjective

/ˈbuːt.lɪk.ɪŋ/C2formal
  • ruОписывает человека, который ведёт себя раболепно или угодливо по отношению к начальству, чтобы добиться расположения.

Describes someone who behaves in a servile or obsequious manner towards a superior in order to gain favor.

  1. Obsequious flatteryC1informal

    Behaving in a servile or excessively flattering manner towards someone in authority to gain favor.

    ruПодхалимский

    • His bootlicking attitude towards the manager annoyed his coworkers.
    • She engaged in bootlicking behavior to get a promotion.
    • The politician surrounded himself with bootlicking advisors.

    Synonymscringingfawninggrovellingingratiatingobsequiousservilesycophantic

    Antonymsassertivedefiantdignifiedindependentinsubordinate

Forms
  • more bootlicking comparative form
  • most bootlicking superlative form
Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1

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verb

bootlick/ˈbuːt.lɪk/C2formal
  • ruГлагол, используемый для описания поведения в раболепной или угодливой манере по отношению к кому-либо, обладающему властью, обычно для получения расположения или выгоды.

A verb used to describe the act of behaving in a servile or obsequious manner towards someone in authority, typically to gain favor or advantage.

  1. Flatter or fawn overC1informal

    To try to gain favor with someone in authority by behaving in a servile or obsequious manner.

    ruПодлизываться

    • He was always bootlicking his boss to get a promotion.
    • She bootlicked the manager shamelessly during the meeting.
    • The politician surrounded himself with bootlicking advisors.

    Synonymscreepcringecurry favorfawnflattergroveingratiatekowtowsuck uptoadytruckle

    Antonymschallengecommandcondescendconfrontdefydominateinsultoffend

Forms
  • bootlicked past participle
  • bootlicked past simple
  • bootlicking present participle
  • bootlicks third person singular
Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1

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Vocabulary data from the Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset (CC BY 4.0), https://huggingface.co/datasets/Fristail27/vocab-bloom-hub-en

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