curtsy

Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary

I - noun

bending the knees;
a gesture of respect made by women
• Syn:
curtsey
• Derivationally related forms:
curtsey (for: curtsey)
• Hypernyms:
reverence, gesture, motion

II - verb

1. make a curtsy;
usually done only by girls and women;
as a sign of respect
- She curtsied when she shook the Queen's hand
• Syn:
bob
• Derivationally related forms:
bob (for: bob)
• Hypernyms:
greet, recognize, recognise
• Entailment:
bow, bow down
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
2. bend the knees in a gesture of respectful greeting
• Syn:
curtsey
• Derivationally related forms:
curtsey (for: curtsey)
• Hypernyms:
bow
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  curtsey, bob