kneels
Bends legs to ground
Kneels is the third-person singular of kneel—to rest on one or both knees.
A person kneels to pray, to propose marriage, or to get down to a child's level.
She kneels beside the bed every night.
Athletes who kneel during national anthems signal protest.
The past tense is knelt or kneeled.
Address to deity
- altarSacred ritual table
- pewWorship hall seating
- genuflectBend knee reverently
- bowRespectful forward inclination
reverence · supplication · church · mosque · temple · rosary · devotion · prostrate
Low bent-knee stance
- squatCrouching on bent legs
- gardeningTending plants recreationally
- floorIndoor walking surface
- scrubbingCleaning by rubbing hard
planting · tying · shoelace · child · ground · posture · balance · lowering
Cease resistance, yield
- homageExpression of deep respect
- fealtyPledged devotion to authority
- vassalLand-holding sworn subordinate
- knightingConferring knighthood formally
ceremony · pledge · oath · allegiance · throne · sovereign · deference · humility
Commitment to wed or attend
- ringClosed curve shape
- romanticConducive to love
- marryUnite in wedlock
- diamondCrystallized carbon gemstone
proposal · boyfriend · girlfriend · surprise · candlelight · tearful · accept · commitment
- anthemOfficial song of praise
- solidarityUnity among allies
- activismDirect effort for reform
- demonstrationPublic display of opinion
injustice · statement · symbolic · defiance · movement · awareness · peaceful · civil rights
prayer
Address to deity
bow · reverence · supplication · church · mosque · temple · rosary · devotion · prostrate · sacred
crouch
Low bent-knee stance
scrubbing · planting · tying · shoelace · child · ground · posture · balance · lowering · reaching
surrender
Cease resistance, yield
- homageExpression of deep respect
- fealtyPledged devotion to authority
- vassalLand-holding sworn subordinate
knighting · ceremony · pledge · oath · allegiance · throne · sovereign · deference · humility · supplicant
engagement
Commitment to wed or attend
diamond · proposal · boyfriend · girlfriend · surprise · candlelight · tearful · accept · commitment · momentous
Kaepernick
- anthemOfficial song of praise
- solidarityUnity among allies
- activismDirect effort for reform
demonstration · injustice · statement · symbolic · defiance · movement · awareness · peaceful · civil rights · athlete
- sitting downtakes a seat, plops, settles, perches, squats
kneelsstands
Remains upright; tolerates
stands tall · rises · gets up · towers · stands at attention
kneelsstands tall
Exhibits upright pride
rises up · towers over · lords over · dominates · asserts
kneelstowers over
Greatly exceeds in height
lords over · dominates · stands one's ground · commands · presides
- kneel downLower body onto knees
- kneel beforeAssume submissive posture toward
- kneel in prayer
- kneeling protestLowered stance signaling opposition
- kneeling beforeAssuming submissive posture facing
- kneeling chairAngled seat supporting shins