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kneed

The correct spelling is kneed.

How to pronounce kneed

verb

IPA: /niːd/

Say it like: Nee-d

The correct spelling is kneed. To kneel to. For example: "1605: I could as well be brought / To knee his throne and, squire-like, pension beg / To keep base life afoot. — William Shakespeare, King Lear II.ii"

Usage Examples

1605: I could as well be brought / To knee his throne and, squire-like, pension beg / To keep base life afoot. — William Shakespeare, King Lear II.ii

a kneed biped, a knobbly-kneed boy

Meanings

verb

  1. 1.To kneel to.
  2. 2.To poke or strike with the knee.
  3. 3.To move on the knees; to use the knees to move.

adjective

  1. 1.Having a knee or knees, or, in combination, the stated type of knee or knees.
  2. 2.Having angular joints like the knee.

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