🙏 A kneeling pose 🙏 To kneel in thanks

to tebow

9.9

To kneel on one knee in prayer or to show thanks

verb
/ˈtiːboʊ/

Informal

: tebow

She decided to tebow before the big exam, hoping for good luck.

Examples

Many fans began to tebow in the stands as a sign of support.
He tebows before every game.
After scoring the touchdown, he paused to tebow in front of the cheering crowd.
He tebowed after scoring the touchdown.
After scoring the winning touchdown, he took a moment to tebow in the end zone, thanking God for the victory.
Before the game began, the team gathered to tebow, each player kneeling on one knee to pray for their performance.
She decided to tebow in the middle of the field, expressing her gratitude for the opportunity to play.

Synonyms

to kneel

vsto tebow

149 1.4

To be with your knees on the ground

is a single-knee public prayer gesture showing personal faith or thanks

to genuflect

vsto tebow

Formal

5 9.9

To kneel on one or both knees to show respect, often in a church

is a single-knee public prayer gesture showing personal faith or thanks

Surface Forms

tebow infinitive

tebowed past

tebowed past participle

tebowing present participle

tebows third person singular

Etymology

Tebow as a verb comes from the same player, because people began using his name when he kneeled to pray on the field. So to tebow means 'to kneel on one knee in prayer', often in public or after a big sports play.