kneelEnglishOxford American Thesauruskneel verb they knelt down and prayed: 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; North American, informal scooch.
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