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Take a knee
Meaning
Verb
●
To
come to rest
, usually
briefly
, with one of
one's
knees
on the ground.
●
In Canadian football & Football (American):
Of any
player
with the
ball
, to
kneel
and place the
ball
on the ground
, thereby
ending
the
play
and
indicating
they do not
intend
to
advance
with the
ball
.
●
To
cease
performing
customary
activities or
duties
and
kneel
on one
knee
, sometimes as a form of protest.
●
Used
other than
figuratively
or
idiomatically
: see take, knee.
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Synonyms
Take The Knee
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