knee bend

American  

noun

1. a physical exercise in which a person starts from an erect position, moves to a squatting position, and returns to the original position without using the hands to support the body.

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Etymology

Origin of knee bend

First recorded in 1940–45

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Example Sentences

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knee bend

Replays showed his knee bend awkwardly during a run.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 17, 2023

Clippers teammate Terance Mann took the diagnosis as “definitely better than what it could have been” after watching George’s right knee bend backward.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 24, 2023

The other movement that gave me a flash of pain was the deep knee bend I did every morning to scoop the dog’s food.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 23, 2016

Delle Donne said she’s just as comfortable with an NBA ball: “A little bit more knee bend and a little bit more ankle pop to get it there,” she said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2015

Nephew Shawn does a knee bend and cricks his neck from side to side, like he’s done this a billion times.

From "Better Nate Than Ever" by Tim Federle

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