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kneed

/niːd/

adjective

Having a knee or knees, or, in combination, the stated type of knee or knees.

“a kneed biped; a knobbly-kneed boy”

OriginEnglish knee ← Middle English kne ← Old English cnēo →

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Meanings

adjectivekneed (not comparable)

not comparableHaving a knee or knees, or, in combination, the stated type of knee or knees.
a kneed biped; a knobbly-kneed boy
not comparablebiologyHaving angular joints like the knee.

verb

participlepastsimple past and past participle of knee

Origin

Proto-Indo-European*ǵnéw-
Proto-Indo-European*ǵnéwom
Proto-Germanic*knewą
Proto-West Germanic*kneu
Old Englishcnēo
Middle Englishkne
Englishknee
Englishkneed

From knee + -ed.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with kneed

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Sounds the same

knead need knead need

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APA

kneed. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kneed

MLA

“kneed.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kneed. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kneed,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kneed.

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