CURRY FAVOUR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does curry favour mean? 

• CURRY FAVOUR (verb)
  The verb CURRY FAVOUR has 1 sense:

1. seek favor by fawning or flattery

  Familiarity information: CURRY FAVOUR used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CURRY FAVOUR (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Seek favor by fawning or flattery

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Synonyms:

court favor; court favour; curry favor; curry favour

Context example:

This employee is currying favor with his superordinates

Hypernyms (to "curry favour" is one way to...):

bootlick; fawn; kotow; kowtow; suck up; toady; truckle (try to gain favor by cringing or flattering)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

 Context examples 

He has been attempting to curry favour and reinstate himself in the good graces of the captain by carrying tales of the men forward.

(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)