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Kneel
verb
/niːl/
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Word Frequency:
1.3
Definitions
1.
verb
To rest on one's bent knees, sometimes only one; to move to such a position.
2.
verb
To cause to kneel.
"She knelt the doll to fit it into the box."
3.
verb
To rest on (one's) knees
"He knelt him down to pray."
Synonyms
genuflect
crouch
down
stoop
squat
prostrate
bow
duck
curtsey
sink
cower
bend
Rhymes With
zeal
puerile
genteel
reveal
keel
peal
surreal
feel
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