Phrase guide
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verb
To come to rest, usually briefly, with one of one's knees on the ground.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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verb
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Canadian
Topics: American-football, ball-games, football, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
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verb
To cease performing customary activities or duties and kneel on one knee, sometimes as a form of protest.
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verb
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see take, knee.
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History
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