捧
Sign in to save this word to your study lists.
Definitions
- 1. to clasp
- 2. to cup the hands
- 3. to offer (esp. in cupped hands)
- 4. to praise
- 5. to flatter
Words Containing 捧
to flatter
to cheer on (originally esp. as paid stooge)
to be eagerly sought after
to praise to the skies
fig. to praise lavishly
straight man (supporting role in comic dialogue 對口相聲|对口相声[duì kǒu xiàng shēng])
to win a championship
to praise sb in a way that does them harm (e.g. by causing them to become complacent)
to make popular
uproarious
uproarious
doubled up with laughter
to hug stinky feet
(wedding) bouquet
to praise an actor
to read (honorific: e.g. your distinguished article)
to toady
a craze
lit. all the stars cup themselves around the moon (idiom, from Analects); fig. to view sb as core figure
indiscriminate admiration (idiom)
lit. Xishi clasps at her heart (idiom)
to exhibit great enthusiasm for sb or sth; to embrace