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Kneel

/niːl/

To rest on one's bent knees, sometimes only one; to move to such a position.

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📖 Definitions of "Kneel"

verb

1
To rest on one's bent knees, sometimes only one; to move to such a position.
2
To cause to kneel.
"She knelt the doll to fit it into the box."
3
To rest on (one's) knees
"He knelt him down to pray."

🔄 Synonyms of "Kneel"

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Word	Definition
kneelingnoun	The act by which someone kneels.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Kneel"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
genuflectverb	(intransitive) To briefly enter a position that touches one knee to the ground in a manner that is typically associated with formal homage or religious worship.
crouchverb	(intransitive) To bend down; to stoop low; to stand close to the ground with legs bent, like an animal when waiting for prey, or someone in fear.
downverb	(transitive) To knock (someone or something) down; to cause to come down; to fell.
stoopverb	To bend the upper part of the body forward and downward to a half-squatting position; crouch.
squatverb	Relatively short or low, and thick or broad.
prostrateverb	Lying flat, face-down.
bownoun	(archery) A weapon made of a curved piece of wood or other flexible material whose ends are connected by a string, used for shooting arrows.
ducknoun	An aquatic bird of the family Anatidae, having a flat bill and webbed feet.
curtseynoun	A small bow, generally performed by a woman or a girl, where she crosses the shin of one leg behind the calf of her other leg and briefly bends her knees to lower her body in deference.
sinkverb	(heading, physical) To move or be moved into something.
cowerverb	(intransitive) To crouch or cringe, or to avoid or shy away from something, in fear.
bendnoun	(transitive) To cause (something) to change its shape into a curve, by physical force, chemical action, or any other means.
hunkerverb	(intransitive) To crouch or squat close to the ground or lie down
grovelverb	(intransitive) To abase oneself before another person.
kowtowverb	(figuratively) To grovel, act in a very submissive manner; to show obeisance to (someone or something) in such a manner; to bow.
dipnoun	A lower section of a road or geological feature.
knucklenoun	Any of the joints between the bones of the fingers.
dropnoun	(also figuratively) A small quantity of liquid, just large enough to hold its own round shape through surface tension, especially one that falls from a source of liquid.
subsideverb	(intransitive) To fall into a state of calm; to be calm again; to settle down; to become tranquil.
fallverb	(heading, intransitive) To be moved downwards.