curt·sy, curtsey /ˈkɜːtsi $ ˈkɜːr-/ verb (curtsied, curtsying) [intransitiveI] SIGN/GESTUREif a woman curtsies, she bends her knees with one foot in front of the other as a sign of respect for an important person 〔女子〕行屈膝礼 → bow
—curtsy noun [countableC]