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[ verb ] rest one's weight on one's knees

Examples

"In church you have to kneel during parts of the service"

Used in print

(Glayds H. Barr, The Master of Geneva....)

John closed his eyes and saw once_again the little niche in his mother 's bedroom , where she had knelt to tell the good Virgin of her needs .

The blue draped Virgin was still there , but no_one knelt before her now .

Related terms

rest kneeler

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[ noun ] supporting yourself on your knees

Synonyms

kneeling

Related terms

motion

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