Definition of get down on one's (hands and) knees
- If you want to clean the floor properly, you have to get down on your (hands and) knees and start scrubbing.
: 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
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