kneel
verb
[ niːl ]
• be in or assume a position in which the body is supported by a knee or the knees, as when praying or showing submission.
• "they knelt down and prayed"
Similar:
fall to one's knees,
get down on one's knees,
genuflect,
bow,
bow down,
make obeisance,
kowtow,
curtsy,
show reverence,
show deference,
crouch,
squat,
hunch down,
hunker down,
scooch,
Origin:
Old English cnēowlian, from cnēow (see knee).
