English verb: genuflect | |||
| 1. | genuflect (motion) bend the knees and bow in church or before a religious superior or image | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bow | ||
| 2. | genuflect (motion) bend the knees and bow in a servile manner | ||
| Synonyms | kowtow, scrape | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bow | ||