kneelverb [ I ]
uk/niːl/us/niːl/knelt or kneeled, knelt or kneeledB2 to go down into, or stay in, a position where one or both knees are on the ground:
She knelt (down) beside the child.
He knelt in front of the altar and prayed.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Sitting and standing
- akimbo
- astride
- attention
- bestride
- cross-legged
- crouch
- four
- plop
- plump (sb/sth) down
- rampant
- seated
- seating
- sit back
- sit sth out
- stand
- stand round
- strike
- take a pew! idiom
- take the weight off your feet/legs idiom
- weight
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