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given a knee

given a knee is the past participle 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 given a knee

What is given a knee the past participle of?
Given a knee is the past participle of give a knee.

Words near given a knee in the dictionary

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

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