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

Example Sentences

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knee bend

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

During the shutdown, he widened his stance with more knee bend and less dramatic of a stride.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 14, 2020

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

Her serve, hit with a deep, graceful knee bend that belies the astonishing power she unleashes as she leaps high to make contact, is one of the game’s best.

From New York Times ● Jun. 25, 2016

A screech, a knee bend, and away they race over the fifty yards of open country.

From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque