Associations to the word «Kneeling»

Wiktionary

KNEEL, verb. (intransitive) To stoop down and rest on the knee or knees.
KNEEL BEFORE, verb. (transitive) to kneel in front of someone or something, especially in order to worship or supplicate
KNEEL DOWN, verb. To kneel, especially as an act of reverence or prayer.

Dictionary definition

KNEEL, noun. Supporting yourself on your knees.
KNEEL, verb. Rest one's weight on one's knees; "In church you have to kneel during parts of the service".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats