Verb: kneel (knelt, also kneeled) neel
- Rest one's weight on one's knees
"In church you have to kneel during parts of the service"
- Lower oneself to a kneeling position
"He knelt beside the injured player"
- A kneeling position or act of kneeling, especially in sports when a quarterback touches one knee to the ground to end a play
"The quarterback took a kneel to run out the clock"
Derived forms: kneels, kneeled, knelt, kneeling
Type of: gesticulate, gesture, motion, rest
Encyclopedia: Kneel