bending of the knee
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They must also keep one leg straight until it passes their body, meaning no bending of the knee.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 31, 2021
Knee flexion is the bending of the knee to bring the foot toward the posterior thigh, and extension is the straightening of the knee.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
"After all, what is a bending of the knee if it can help relations between two countries?"
From Time Magazine Archive
Genuflexion.—A temporary bending of the knee as distinguished from actual kneeling; usually made towards the Altar as the symbol of Christ's Presence.
From The American Church Dictionary and Cyclopedia by Miller, William James
Poor Alderman Horatio Cutler, in his confusion at finding himself in so august a presence, forgot the customary bending of the knee.
From Personal Recollections of Birmingham and Birmingham Men by Edwards, Eliezer
