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English to English noun
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Servile civility; fawning; a shrinking or bowing, as in fear or servility. |  | source: webster1913
verb
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draw back, as with fear or pain | | Example: she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf
source: wordnet30
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show submission or fear | | source: wordnet30
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To draw one's self together as in fear or servility; to bend or crouch with base humility; to wince; hence, to make court in a degrading manner; to fawn. | | source: webster1913
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To contract; to draw together; to cause to shrink or wrinkle; to distort. | | source: webster1913
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