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crawl, fawn, creep, cower, grovel

v. show submission or fear

wince, flinch, quail, squinch, recoil, shrink, funk

v. draw back, as with fear or pain; "she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf"

yield, quail, give way, stop resisting, be overpowered by

v. end resistance, as under pressure or force; "The door yielded to repeated blows with a battering ram"

kneel, be on one's knees

v. rest one's weight on one's knees; "In church you have to kneel during parts of the service"

flatter, blandish

v. praise somewhat dishonestly

coax, palaver, blarney, wheedle, cajole, sweet-talk, inveigle

v. influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering; "He palavered her into going along"

fawn, truckle, kowtow, kotow, toady, bootlick, suck up

v. try to gain favor by cringing or flattering; "He is always kowtowing to his boss"

clamber, scramble, struggle, skin, shin, sputter, shinny

v. climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling

crawl, creep

v. move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground; "The crocodile was crawling along the riverbed"

wince, flinch, quail, squinch, recoil, shrink, funk, cringe

v. draw back, as with fear or pain; "she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf"

grimace, make a face

v. contort the face to indicate a certain mental or emotional state; "He grimaced when he saw the amount of homework he had to do"

shudder, shiver, throb, thrill

v. tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement

block, stop, halt, kibosh, put the kibosh on

v. stop from happening or developing; "Block his election"; "Halt the process"

shudder, shiver, dither

v. shake, as from cold; "The children are shivering--turn on the heat!"

shy, start suddenly

v. start suddenly, as from fight

crawl, fawn, creep, cringe, cower, grovel

v. show submission or fear

stoop, crouch, bow, bend down

v. bend one's back forward from the waist on down; "he crouched down"; "She bowed before the Queen"; "The young man stooped to pick up the girl's purse"

shrink, shrivel, wither, shrivel up

v. wither, as with a loss of moisture; "The fruit dried and shriveled"

shrink, reduce

v. reduce in size; reduce physically; "Hot water will shrink the sweater"; "Can you shrink this image?"

retreat, withdraw, recede, pull back, draw back, move back

v. pull back or move away or backward; "The enemy withdrew"; "The limo pulled away from the curb"

spring, bound, rebound, bounce, recoil, ricochet, take a hop

v. spring back; spring away from an impact; "The rubber ball bounced"; "These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide"

pull, draw, force

v. cause to move by pulling; "draw a wagon"; "pull a sled"

thrust, hurl, lunge, hurtle

v. make a thrusting forward movement

spread, extend, distribute, cause to spread

v. distribute or disperse widely; "The invaders spread their language all over the country"

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