kneel 
/ˈni:l/ verb
kneels; knelt /ˈni:l/ verb /ˈnɛlt/ also chiefly US kneeled; kneel·ing [no obj] : to move your body so that one or both of your knees are on the floor
▪ The prisoner was ordered to kneel (down) before the king. : to be in a position in which both of your knees are on the floor ▪ She was kneeling on the floor beside her child. ▪ He was kneeling in front of the altar and praying. — see picture at position
▪ The prisoner was ordered to kneel (down) before the king. : to be in a position in which both of your knees are on the floor ▪ She was kneeling on the floor beside her child. ▪ He was kneeling in front of the altar and praying. — see picture at position
