kneel Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun supporting yourself on your knees
    kneeling.
  2. verb rest one's weight on one's knees
    • In church you have to kneel during parts of the service

WordNet

Kneel intransitive verb
Etymology
OE. knelen, cneolien; akin to D. knielen, Dan. knæle. See Knee.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Knelt or Kneeled (); present participle & verbal noun Kneeling
Definitions
  1. To bend the knee; to fall or rest on the knees; -- sometimes with down.
    And he kneeled down, and cried with a loud voice, Lord, lay not this sin to their charge. Acts vii. 60.
    As soon as you are dressed, kneel and say the Lord's Prayer. Jer. Taylor.

Webster 1913