knee 1 of 2

noun

Definition of kneenext
as in left

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knee

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verb

as in to butt

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Recent Examples of knee
Noun
After nailing a 44-yard field goal in the first quarter, Grupe injured his right knee while tackling Cardinals kick returner Devin Duvernay at midfield on a 40-yard kickoff return. — ABC News, 20 Oct. 2026 Duck, who has been sidelined since late last October with a knee injury, is recovered and has been practicing fully for the past two weeks. — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 20 Oct. 2026 Warren, a tenor, arrived in a pink harlequin outfit, with knee socks and buckled shoes. — Sarah Larson, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026 Key items include denim hoodies, baggy Bermuda shorts made with heavyweight rigid fabrics and oversized jeans with double-knee constructions, carpenter panels, heavy topstitching and bar tacks. — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 19 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for knee
Recent Examples of Synonyms for knee
  1. left
  2. butt
  3. right
  4. bump
  5. roundhouse
  6. kick
  7. swing
  8. jab
Noun
  • Le Pen’s already insurgent brand of nationalist, law-and-order politics is finding little meaningful opposition from the left or center.
    — Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 20 Oct. 2026
  • All of this plum pickings for politicians on the left and right.
    — Greg Palkot, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of left
Verb
  • Police claim Rodriguez then went on to head butt an officer while being arrested, according to the records.
    — Harry Harris, Mercury News, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Levi’s Baggy Dad Jeans were the first pair that were actually loose and didn’t hug my thighs and butt too much.
    — Tessa Petak, InStyle, 23 June 2026
Definition of butt
Noun
  • Many of his domestic critics have faulted him for prolonging the war in Gaza to appease his far-right allies, and for permitting ultra-Orthodox Jews to forgo military service to appease that sizable religious voter bloc.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Ellison fils’s most high-profile hiring decision was to enlist Bari Weiss—the former Times Opinion editor and founder of the center-right publication The Free Press—as editor-in-chief of CBS News.
    — Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of right
Verb
  • The Capricorn Moon squares the Libra Sun, making one-on-one expectations bump against your need for comfort or personal space.
    — Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Inside a training apartment on-site, specialists taught Darnes how to navigate daily life using touch, sound, bump dots, and his remaining senses.
    — La'Tasha Givens, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of bump
Noun
  • The museum currently features a 22-sided roundhouse, a collection of vintage equipment and an exhibit on the B&O's role in the Underground Railroad.
    — Renee Anderson, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026
  • The pair exchange blows, and LaPenna holds his own for a while before a powerful roundhouse kick sends him across the ring.
    — Adam England, PEOPLE, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of roundhouse
Verb
  • Philadelphia kicked a field goal with eight seconds remaining, but Jacksonville returned the ensuing kickoff 53 yards with no timeouts.
    — OutKick, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Mallard kicked a portion of the refund monies back to the individuals who orchestrated the scheme, officials with the IRS said.
    — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of kick
Noun
  • Days ago, the chief content officer at the streaming giant was in Cannes receiving an honor while the MIPCOM marketplace was in full swing, before turning to unveil a major World Cup media rights deal a day later.
    — Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Those pieces are tiny and brittle, with the consistency of cigar ash, and every swing past the sun leaves more behind.
    — Joe Rao, Space.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of swing
Verb
  • Rainbow continued to jab the secretary of health as his primary opposition throughout the parody of the Frank Loesser song.
    — Michael Saponara, Billboard, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Then, inside the death house, executioners struggled to find a vein, jabbing Pike with at least seven needles, according to her lawyers, one of whom watched in dismay.
    — Keri Blakinger, ProPublica, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of jab

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