Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913 Kowtow /kout'-ou'/ · Kow·tow · IPA /ˈkaʊˌtaʊ/ n. v. i. 01 n. The same as Kotow. 1. The same as Kotow. See: Kotow 02 v. i. See Kotow, v. i. imp. & p. p. Kowtowed; p. pr. & vb. n. Kowtowing 1. See Kotow, v. i. See: Kotow