bent knee
Leg angle, crouched
A bent knee is a knee that is flexed rather than straight, with the lower leg angled relative to the thigh.
The phrase appears in exercise instructions, medical contexts, and descriptions of posture or movement: Keep your bent knee directly over your ankle.
To go down on bended knee (the older form) or on a bent knee is to kneel, especially when proposing marriage or showing deference.
- genuflectBend knee reverently
- kneelBend legs to ground
- crouchLow bent-knee stance
- squatCrouching on bent legs
- lungeSudden forward movement
curtsy · prayer · prayer position · proposal · flex · joint · bow · worship · submission · yoga · yoga pose · stretch · leg day · pose · plié · genuflection · leg · thigh
- ritual gesturesgenuflect, genuflection, prostration, bowing, kneeling
- submission gestureskowtow, genuflection, genuflect, genuflecting, prostration
- walkingwalking, brisk walking, strolling, ambling, sauntering
bent kneestanding tall
Remaining proudly upright
standing upright · upright stance · raised fist · head held high · erect posture
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