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kneel


  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Kneel  \Kneel\,  v.  i.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  {Knelt}or  {Kneeled}  (?);  p. 
  pr  &  vb  n.  {Kneeling}.]  [OE.  knelen  cneolien  akin  to  D. 
  knielen  Dan.  kn[ae]le.  See  {Knee}.] 
  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. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  kneel 
  n  :  supporting  yourself  on  your  knees  [syn:  {kneeling}] 
  v  :  rest  one's  weight  on  one's  knees;  "In  church  you  have  to 
  kneel  during  parts  of  the  service" 




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