simple past tense and past participle of bring to one's knees

Begging or pleading for something desperately.

(Internet slang, derogatory) Misogyny.

simple past tense and past participle of kneel

(intransitive) To rest on one's bent knees, sometimes only one; to move to such a position.

(gerund) The act of injuring the knees of (a person), usually by shooting at the knees; often a punishment carried out by criminals or terrorists.

present participle of kneecap

(anatomy) The flat, roundish bone in the knee. / (roofing) A metal cover trim that fits over a panel rib after it has been cut and bent.

(transitive) To destroy the knees of (a person), usually by shooting at the knees, as a punishment carried out by criminals or terrorists.

(figuratively) Lacking will power or strength of character; timid. / (literally) Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see weak, kneed.