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Knelt

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Knelt"

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Word	Definition
genuflectedverb	(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.
kowtowedverb	(figuratively) To grovel, act in a very submissive manner; to show obeisance to (someone or something) in such a manner; to bow.
stooped	in a bent bodily position, hunched
prostratedverb	(often reflexive) To lie flat or face-down.
crouched	In a crouching position.
bowed	Bent or curved.
hunkered	squatting close to the ground
sankverb	(heading, physical) To move or be moved into something.
dipped	That has been briefly immersed in a liquid.
curtsiedverb	Alternative spelling of curtsey. [To make a curtsey.]
drooped	Lacking stiffness.
duckedverb	(transitive) To quickly lower (the head or body), often in order to prevent it from being struck by something.
lowered	below the surround or below the normal position
squattedverb	To bend deeply at the knees while resting on one's feet.
bentnoun	(with on) Determined or insistent; inclined, set.
supplicatedverb	(transitive) To make a humble request to (someone, especially a person in authority); to beg, to beseech, to entreat.
abased	Humbled; lowered, especially in rank, position, or prestige.
fellverb	(transitive) To make something fall; especially to chop down a tree.
collapsed	folded compactly
huggedverb	(transitive or reciprocal) To embrace by holding closely, especially in the arms.