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    COURT FAVOR

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (verb) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Seek favor by fawning or flatteryplay

    Example:

    This employee is currying favor with his superordinates

    Synonyms:

    court favor; court favour; curry favor; curry favour

    Classified under:

    Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

    Hypernyms (to "court favor" is one way to...):

    bootlick; fawn; kotow; kowtow; suck up; toady; truckle (try to gain favor by cringing or flattering)

    Sentence frame:

    Somebody ----s

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