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kneel Definition


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kneel
verb
    intr
    knelt, kneeled, kneeling
    1. To support one's weight on, or lower oneself onto, one's knees.
      Thesaurus: genuflect, bend, stoop, curtsy, bow down, fall to one's knees, bend the knee, do obeisance.
      Form: kneel down (often)
Derivative: kneeler
    A cushion for kneeling on, especially in church.
    Someone who is kneeling.
Etymology: Anglo-Saxon cneowlian.



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