get down on one's (hands and) knees

: to gain possession of

: to receive as a return : earn

: to obtain by concession or entreaty

: something begotten:

: offspring

: the entire progeny of a male animal

: a document of release from obligation in Jewish law

: a religious divorce by Jewish law

: toward or in a lower physical position

: to a lying or sitting position

: toward or to the ground, floor, or bottom

: down (see ¹down) along, around, through, toward, in, into, or on

: to cause to go or come down (see ¹down) : such as

: to cause to fall by or as if by shooting : bring down

: consume

: occupying a low position

: directed or going downward

: lower in price

: descent, depression

: an instance of putting down someone (such as an opponent in wrestling)

: a complete play to advance the ball

: an undulating usually treeless upland with sparse soil

: a sheep of any breed originating in the downs of southern England

: a covering of soft fluffy feathers

: something soft and fluffy like down

: down syndrome

: the terminal part of the vertebrate forelimb when modified (as in humans) as a grasping organ : the body part at the end of the arm of a human, ape, or monkey

: the forelimb segment (such as the terminal section of a bird's wing) of a vertebrate higher than the fishes that corresponds to the hand irrespective of its form or functional specialization

: a part serving the function of or resembling a hand: such as

: with the hands rather than by machine

: to touch or manage with the hands

: furl

: to lead, guide, or assist with the hand

: a joint in the middle part of the human leg that is the articulation between the femur, tibia, and patella

: the joint in the hind leg of a four-footed vertebrate that corresponds to the human knee

: the carpal joint of the foreleg of a four-footed vertebrate

: to strike with the knee

: to bend the knee to