Genuflect is a gesture of respect, typically done by bending one knee to the ground. It is often associated with religious practices, but can also be used as a sign of respect in other contexts. The crossword solutions for this term are STOOP (5 letters), KOWTOW (6 letters), BOW (3 letters), KNEEL (5 letters), and NEIL (4 letters). All of these words refer to similar actions of bending down or kneeling, which can be seen as a form of genuflecting.