KNEEL

kneel, kneeling

(noun) supporting yourself on your knees

kneel

(verb) rest one’s weight on one’s knees; “In church you have to kneel during parts of the service”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Verb

kneel (third-person singular simple present kneels, present participle kneeling, simple past and past participle kneeled or knelt)

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

(transitive) To cause to kneel.

(reflexive, archaic) To rest on (one's) knees

Hyponyms

• kneel down, genuflect

Anagrams

• Kēlen

Source: Wiktionary

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Kneel, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Knelt or Kneeled (p. pr. & vb. n. Kneeling.] Etym: [OE. knelen, cneolien; akin to D. knielen, Dan. knæle. See Knee.]

Definition: To bend the knee; to fall or rest on the knees; -- sometimes with down. And he kneeled down, and cried with a loud voice, Lord, lay not this sin to their charge. Acts vii. 60. As soon as you are dressed, kneel and say the Lord's Prayer. Jer. Taylor.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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