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gave a knee

gave a knee is the simple past of give a knee.

Meaning of give a knee

Verb

give a knee (third-person singular simple present gives a knee, present participle giving a knee, simple past gave a knee, past participle given a knee)

  1. To act as second or bottleholder in a fight, the principal resting on the second's knee during the pauses between the rounds.
    Synonyms:
    offer a knee

Questions about gave a knee

What is gave a knee the simple past of?
Gave a knee is the simple past of give a knee.

Words near gave a knee in the dictionary

  1. gave a good account of oneself
  2. gave a good damn
  3. gave a good goddamn
  4. gave a hang
  5. gave a hoot
  6. gave a knee
  7. gave a light
  8. gave a monkey's
  9. gave a rat's arse
  10. gave a rat's ass
  11. gave a rats

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