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
Knee hugs Done while either laying down, seated, or standing, knee hugs aren’t just good to get the lymphatic system going, but also help release back tension. — Hannah Coates, Vogue, 3 Nov. 2026 For the Clippers, Bradley Beal (knee), Brandon Ingram (heel), Jordan Miller (shoulder) and Yanic Konan Niederhauser (shoulder) are out. — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 3 Nov. 2026 Surgery on his right knee cut short Wesley’s junior season after five games and cast doubt on his future in the sport. — Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 3 Nov. 2026 Star pass rusher Brian Burns, who is out for the season due to a knee injury, is signed through 2028. — Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 3 Nov. 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
  • The results grow the organization's presence on Capitol Hill, bringing to Congress a bloc of lawmakers who will now look to translate their electoral success into policy wins that push the Democratic Party further to the left.
    — Elena Moore, NPR, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Lawson said Amendment 3 outperformed a nationwide shift to the left, and blamed the loss on out-of-state donors contributing to the opposition.
    — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 4 Nov. 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
  • Research on whether current or future AI systems could develop consciousness may further bolster the nascent AI rights movement.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026
  • In the string of cases, Elias Law Group represented various voting rights groups and nonprofit organizations, rather than the states themselves, though the firm’s intervention strategy has helped the legal opposition.
    — Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of right
Verb
  • Wittlin, a 26-year-old broadcast television technician, watched quietly as two officers fist-bumped and another looked inside his wallet.
    — Graham Hurley, CNN Money, 1 Nov. 2026
  • General Daily Insight for October 28, 2026 Something tender may get bumped by something unexpected today.
    — Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 28 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
  • Congress could opt to kick the can down the road, rather than enact changes to shore up Social Security — which may require tax increases, benefit cuts or a combination of both.
    — Lorie Konish, CNBC, 1 Nov. 2026
  • Jackson Kleather kicked the third of his four field goals to extend Northwestern’s lead to 10 early in the third quarter.
    — Owen Murray, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of kick
Noun
  • After his swing through the Upper Peninsula, El-Sayed had headed south, to the thumb of Michigan’s mitten.
    — Eliza Griswold, New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2026
  • These are voters who bounce from one side to the other — the rare swing voters.
    — Mara Liasson, NPR, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of swing
Verb
  • The film’s pick-me jabs at humor are frankly, flatly unfunny and grating, twisting the film at times into a perverse, almost self-aware treatise on tweeness.
    — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 20 Oct. 2026
  • 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
Definition of jab

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