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Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   simple past and past participle of knee form-of, participle, past

Adjective

1. 1
   Having a knee or knees, or, in combination, the stated type of knee or knees. not-comparable

   "a kneed biped; a knobbly-kneed boy"

2. 2
   Having angular joints like the knee. not-comparable

Synonyms

All synonyms

angleankleapexarticulatio genusarticulationbayonet legs

Example

More examples

"She kneed me again, not even caring that she was hurt."

Etymology

From knee + -ed.

Related phrases

knobbly-kneedknobby-kneedknock-kneedopen-kneedweak-kneed

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