to go down into, or stay in, a position where one or both knees are on the ground: kneel (down) She knelt (down) beside the child. He knelt in front of the altar and prayed. At the end of the game, the quarterback kneeled with the ball to run out the clock. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. More @Wikipedia
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