| VERB | motion | genuflect | bend / bend the knees and bow in church or before a religious superior or image |
|---|---|---|---|
| motion | genuflect, scrape, kowtow | bend / bend the knees and bow in a servile manner |
| Meaning | bend / bend the knees and bow in church or before a religious superior or image. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Broader | bow | bend the head or the upper part of the body in a gesture of respect or greeting |
| Spanish | arrodillarse | |
| Catalan | agenollar-se | |
| Nouns | genuflection, genuflexion | the act of bending the knees in worship or reverence |
| Meaning | bend / bend the knees and bow in a servile manner. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP | |
| Synonyms | scrape, kowtow | |
| Broader | bow | bend the head or the upper part of the body in a gesture of respect or greeting |
| Catalan | agenollar-se | |
| Nouns | genuflection, genuflexion | the act of bending the knees in worship or reverence |
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