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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Kneel

/(nēl)/ · IPA /niːl/
01 v. i. To bend the knee; to fall or rest on the knees; -- sometimes with down.
imp. & p. p. Knelt; p. pr. & vb. n. Kneeling
  1. 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.