kneeling

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to go down into, or stay in, a position where one or both knees are on the ground:

kneel (down) She knelt (down) beside the child.

He knelt in front of the altar and prayed.

At the end of the game, the quarterback kneeled with the ball to run out the clock.

to go down into, or stay in, a position where one or both knees are on the ground:

She knelt down to look under the bed for her doll.

Gibbons kneeled next to the plant and started digging.