v.try to gain favor by cringing or flattering

同義詞：fawntoadytrucklekowtowkotowsuck up

Hoekstra Receives CIA’s Bootlicking Award
Bootlicking Toady Productions and Harris & Harris; El Salat Dubioso and 4 Letter Productions
Mozambique: FRELIMO has replaced debate with bootlicking
Bootlicking culture
Some UNPers still boot-licking LTTE rump -
Jury Saw Video of the Boot-Licking Incident
Boot-Licking Worship
“REAL JOURNALISM AND NOT JUST BOOTLICKING”
B.J. Widick: The Question of Trade Union Unity (January 1938)
Boot-Licking for Margaret the Mundane