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Genuflect

To bend the knee, as in worship.

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Broader term 1

Bow 76% connected

To cause to deviate from straightness; to bend; to inflect; to make crooked or curved.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

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Genuflection 74% connected

The act of bending the knee, particularly in worship.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Genuflection 74% connected

The act of bending the knee, particularly in worship.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Scrape 74% connected

To rub over the surface of (something) with a sharp or rough instrument; to rub over with something that roughens by removing portions of the surface…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Scrape 74% connected

To rub over the surface of (something) with a sharp or rough instrument; to rub over with something that roughens by removing portions of the surface…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Synonym 2

Kowtow 92% connected

The same as Kotow.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Scrape 92% connected

To rub over the surface of (something) with a sharp or rough instrument; to rub over with something that roughens by removing portions of the surface…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

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