take a knee

verb

To come to rest, usually briefly, with one of one's knees on the ground.

He decided to take a knee and catch his breath.

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意味（1）

To come to rest, usually briefly, with one of one's knees on the ground.

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意味（2）

(American football, Canadian football) Of any player with the ball, to kneel and place the ball on the ground, thereby ending the play and indicating they do not intend to advance with the ball.

The N.F.L. estimates that number could rise to 30 percent, but special-teams coaches say at least 40 percent of kickoffs will end with the returner taking a knee in the end zone.

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意味（3）

To cease performing customary activities or duties and kneel on one knee, sometimes as a form of protest.

Former Baltimore Police Commissioner Anthony W. Batts said Wednesday night that officers "took a knee" after the April riots following the death of Freddie Gray, allowing crime to spike because they felt a lack of support from commanders.

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