Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb genuflect

2 senses of genuflect

Sense 1
genuflect -- (bend the knees and bow in church or before a religious superior or image)
       => bow -- (bend the head or the upper part of the body in a gesture of respect or greeting; "He bowed before the King")

Sense 2
scrape, kowtow, genuflect -- (bend the knees and bow in a servile manner)
       => bow -- (bend the head or the upper part of the body in a gesture of respect or greeting; "He bowed before the King")