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
  • Jacob Cowing returned a punt for an 83-yard touchdown, Eddy Pineiro kicked a pair of field goals and the San Francisco 49ers beat the Los Angeles Chargers 41-17 on Thursday night in a preseason game.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Turning an electric motor into a launcher Lai kicked things off by explaining that the basic principles behind Auriga’s system were already well established.
    — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of kicked
Verb
  • After taking the handoff from Garrett Nussmeier, Johnson kicked it outside, shoved a defender with a stiff arm and gained 13 yards.
    — Pete Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Numia prevented an early Bulls lineout maul try then the All Blacks shoved the Bulls' five-meter attacking scrum backwards.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of shoved
Verb
  • To squeeze Cabrera into the rotation on Sunday, the Cubs bumped David Peterson to the bullpen for the time being and optioned Javier Assad to Triple-A Iowa.
    — Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
  • In This Article Kitchen cabinets get a lot of wear since they’re constantly being opened, slammed, and bumped all day long.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of bumped
Verb
  • That lack of supply, not just the screwworm, has pushed prices up.
    — Max Saltman, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
  • This lack of choice pushed some buyers toward used cars to better fit their budgets.
    — Beth Livesay, AJC.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of pushed
Verb
  • 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
  • Two of the points on the rear treble hook were jabbed deeply into the flesh on the outside of the pike’s mouth.
    — Jack G. Mell, Outdoor Life, 2 July 2026
Definition of jabbed
Verb
  • As residents, activists, farmers and journalists squeezed and jostled through the crowd, holding court in one corner was Budd-Falen, the high-ranking official with the Interior Department.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2026
  • McDonald’s has jostled its menu and has sought to lure some of those customers to stores through value meals and other specials.
    — Michelle Chapman, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of jostled
Verb
  • Over the past few years, a steady increase has been reported of workers getting poked by needles in the trash.
    — Amethyst Martinez, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Benson later had a pass poked out by Texans corner Tremon Smith.
    — Sam Warren, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of poked
Verb
  • Trump publicly prodded the Health secretary for an update on autism research in a Cabinet meeting last month.
    — Ali Swenson, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2026
  • And along with the documentary, you get prodded into recall again.
    — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 28 July 2026
Definition of prodded
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