RELATED WORDS AND SYNONYMS FOR APPLE-POLISH
fawned
verbingratiate oneself to; serve- abase
- apple-polish
- be at beck and call
- be obsequious
- be servile
- blandish
- bow
- brownnose
- buddy up
- butter up
- cajole
- cater to
- cave in to
- cotton
- court
- cower
- crawl
- creep
- cringe
- crouch
- curry favor
- debase
- defer
- fall all over
- fall on one's knees
- flatter
- grovel
- honey up
- invite
- jolly
- kneel
- kowtow
- lay it on
- lick boots
- make up to
- massage
- oil
- pander
- pay court
- play up to
- scrape
- slaver
- snow
- stoop
- stroke
- submit
- toady
- truckle
- woo
- yield
grovel
verbabase, demean oneself- apple-polish
- beg
- beg for mercy
- beseech
- blandish
- bootlick
- bow and scrape
- brown-nose
- butter up
- cater to
- court
- cower
- crawl
- creep
- cringe
- crouch
- eat crow
- eat dirt
- eat humble pie
- fall all over
- fawn
- flatter
- humble oneself
- humor
- implore
- kiss one's feet
- kneel
- kowtow
- make much of
- make up to
- pamper
- play up to
- prostrate
- revere
- snivel
- soft-soap
- stoop
- suck up to
- truckle
- wheedle
- yes
grovelling
verbabase, demean oneself- apple-polish
- beg
- beg for mercy
- beseech
- blandish
- bootlick
- bow and scrape
- brown-nose
- butter up
- cater to
- court
- cower
- crawl
- creep
- cringe
- crouch
- eat crow
- eat dirt
- eat humble pie
- fall all over
- fawn
- flatter
- humble oneself
- humor
- implore
- kiss one's feet
- kneel
- kowtow
- make much of
- make up to
- pamper
- play up to
- prostrate
- revere
- snivel
- soft-soap
- stoop
- suck up to
- truckle
- wheedle
- yes
toady
verbfawn- apple-polish
- be servile
- bootlick
- brownnose
- butter up
- cajole
- fall all over
- fall on one's knees
- flatter
- honey up
- kiss one's feet
- kiss-up
- kowtow
- lay it on
- lick boots
- massage
- oil
- pay court
- play up to
- scratch one's back
- stroke
- suck up to
- truckle
- woo
toadying
verbfawn- apple-polish
- be servile
- bootlick
- brownnose
- butter up
- cajole
- fall all over
- fall on one's knees
- flatter
- honey up
- kiss one's feet
- kiss-up
- kowtow
- lay it on
- lick boots
- massage
- oil
- pay court
- play up to
- scratch one's back
- stroke
- suck up to
- truckle
- woo
truckle
verbfawn- apple-polish
- be servile
- bootlick
- brownnose
- butter up
- cajole
- fall all over
- fall on one's knees
- flatter
- grovel
- honey up
- kiss one's feet
- kiss-up
- kowtow
- lay it on
- lick boots
- massage
- oil
- pay court
- play up to
- scratch one's back
- stroke
- suck up to
- toady
- woo
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