'Kneel' definitions:
Definition of 'kneel'
(from WordNet)
noun
Supporting yourself on your knees [syn: kneel, kneeling]
verb
Rest one's weight on one's knees; "In church you have to kneel during parts of the service"
Definition of 'Kneel'
From: GCIDE
- Kneel \Kneel\ (n[=e]l), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Knelt (n[e^]lt) or Kneeled (n[=e]ld); p. pr. & vb. n. Kneeling.] [OE. knelen, cneolien; akin to D. knielen, Dan. kn[ae]le. See Knee.] To bend the knee; to fall or rest on the knees; -- sometimes with down. [1913 Webster]
- Note: The act of kneeling, when performed in front of a person, is often done as a sign of respect, humility, or supplication. It has a similar significance when performed in front of religious objects, such as an altar or shrine. [PJC]
- And he kneeled down, and cried with a loud voice, Lord, lay not this sin to their charge. --Acts vii. 60. [1913 Webster]
- As soon as you are dressed, kneel and say the Lord's Prayer. --Jer. Taylor. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'kneel'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- bend,
- bend the knee,
- bend the neck,
- bob,
- bob a curtsy,
- bob down,
- bootlick,
- bow,
- bow and scrape,
- bow down,
- bow the head,
- cower,
- crawl,
- creep,
- cringe,
- crouch,
- curtsy,
- duck,
- fall down before,
- fawn,
- flatter,
- genuflect,
- grovel,
- kowtow,
- lick the dust,
- lickspittle,
- make a leg,
- make a reverence,
- make obeisance,
- nod,
- salaam,
- scrape,
- stoop,
- toadeat,
- toady,
- truckle