hands and knees
Toddler's locomotion stance
A position in which the hands and knees support the body, with the torso roughly parallel to the ground.
People get on their hands and knees to scrub floors, search for lost objects, or crawl through tight spaces.
The posture suggests humility, submission, or desperation: He was on his hands and knees begging for forgiveness.
Also describes a style of crawling: The baby moved across the room on hands and knees.
- crawlingMoving on hands, knees
- floorIndoor walking surface
- scrubbingCleaning by rubbing hard
- scrub brushStiff-bristled cleaning implement
- deep cleanIntensive, comprehensive cleaning
hard floor · carpet · floor tiles · tiles · baby · toddler · down low · searching · lost contact · groveling · begging · praying · all fours · crouching · bent · humble · submission · cleaning
- crawl typesarmy crawl, bear crawl, crab walk, belly crawl, commando crawl
- crawling motionsarmy crawl, belly crawl, bear crawl, crab walk, slither
- childbirthcontractions, labor, pushing, dilation, birth
- crawlsarmy crawl, bear crawl, belly crawl, crab walk, commando crawl
hands and kneesstanding upright
standing tall · upright · erect posture · standing · erect
hands and kneesstanding tall
Remaining proudly upright
dominant position · position of strength · commanding presence · lording over · ascendant
hands and kneesstanding tall
Remaining proudly upright
head held high · triumphant · dominant · commanding · lordly
hand, hands, handed, handing, handful, handy, handily, handedness, knee