kneed

verb

past tense of knee
as in kicked

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for kneed
  1. kicked
  2. shoved
  3. bumped
  4. pushed
  5. jabbed
  6. jostled
  7. poked
  8. prodded
Verb
  • At the hospital, a nurse said Blair kicked her in the chest, according to the document.
    — Meriam Bouarrouj, NBC news, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The officer was tied to a military trailer, beaten with a shovel and rifle butt, kicked and subjected to other abuse, including injuries to his genitals, according to prosecutors.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of kicked
Verb
  • The banquet hall was total chaos, packed with people who shoved their way toward the front, trying to bribe the hostess for a table with red envelopes.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Although some Alabama fans reacted to the loss and officiating by throwing water bottles on the field, one spectator came down from his seat and got in the face of and shoved Georgia linebacker Raylen Wilson.
    — Connor Riley, AJC.com, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of shoved
Verb
  • The character always bumped some people, and those feelings coalesced around Hari Kondabolu’s 2017 documentary The Problem With Apu.
    — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 19 Oct. 2026
  • The surfer who made the report was not bumped, bitten or otherwise hurt by the shark, Peters said.
    — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of bumped
Verb
  • The organization built a political presence in Texas with lobbying and legislative testimony as the state pushed back on transgender ideology in recent years.
    — Hudson Crozier, The Washington Examiner, 21 Oct. 2026
  • If elected, the younger Bolsonaro, who comports himself as a more moderate version of his father, has been clear on his plans not only to secure his father’s freedom but to punish the top figures in the judiciary who pushed for his prosecution.
    — Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of pushed
Verb
  • Workers have been increasingly jabbed while on the job as needle-style medications — more specifically GLP-1s — have risen in popularity.
    — Amethyst Martinez, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Liberty star Sabrina Ionescu jabbed back against the prevailing narrative yesterday, saying she was never invited to participate in the WNBA’s 3-point contest this weekend.
    — Chris Branch, New York Times, 24 July 2026
Definition of jabbed
Verb
  • His jog is jostled when he’s hit by a shoe, thrown at him by Simone (Hemmens).
    — Breanne L. Heldman, PEOPLE, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Quantum states are delicate things; they’re easily destroyed when jostled against the outside world.
    — Elise Cutts, Quanta Magazine, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of jostled
Verb
  • Kessler, standing nearby during Williams’ postgame news conference, poked his head out from behind a black curtain and gave his teammate a thumbs-up.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Already poked, the league bear hasn’t exactly gone into hibernation, either.
    — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of poked
Verb
  • Builders, prodded to work beyond city limits, adopted Olmsted’s vision for what those suburbs should look like.
    — Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026
  • She's trekked the Indian Himalayas, chanted with with Buddhist monks in Laos, chatted with a ghost in Bali and has been repeatedly poked, prodded and pummelled in the name of wellness.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of prodded
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“Kneed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kneed. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

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