Meanings

  1. genuflection, kneeling

  2. kowtow, bow, show of obeisance

    Thomas Gitzel, quoted in Der Spiegel, 6 July 2015Alexis Tsipras's government will head to Brussels with their heads held high and make new demands there. But the Eurogroup will not bow down before Athens.

  3. kneeling down

    „Er hatte einige Tage vorher einen unfreiwilligen Kniefall vor Karl Arnold gemacht und sich dabei die Kniescheibe verrenkt.“