HyperDic: brown-nose

English > 1 sense of the word brown-nose:
VERBcommunicationbrown-nose, butter upflatter with the intention of getting something
English > brown-nose: 1 sense > verb 1, communication
Meaningflatter with the intention of getting something.
PatternSomebody ----s somebody
ModelSam cannot brown-nose Sue
Synonymbutter up
Broaderflatter, blandishpraise somewhat dishonestly
Spanishdar coba, lisonjear

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