To kneel and bow low enough to touch one’s forehead to the ground.
To bow very deeply.
To grovel, act in a very submissive manner.
To bow to or show obeisance to.
The act of kowtowing.
To twist or contort (the body, face, etc.).
Distortion.
Deviating from the right direction; misdirected; out of place.
Turned away, contorted (of the face or body).
Dryly humorous; sardonic or bitterly ironic.
Twisted, bent, crooked.