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kneebar

kneebar noun: a joint lock where the knee is hyperextended in order to cause pain and/or injury.

Noun

kneebar (plural kneebars)

  1. (combat sports) A joint lock where the knee is hyperextended in order to cause pain and/or injury.
    Synonyms:
    legbar
  2. A climbing technique in which the climber uses a knee for leverage or support.

Synonyms of kneebar

Forms of kneebar

pluralkneebars

Origin of kneebar

From knee + bar.

Questions about kneebar

What does kneebar mean?
Kneebar means a joint lock where the knee is hyperextended in order to cause pain and/or injury.
What part of speech is kneebar?
Kneebar is a noun.
What is the plural of kneebar?
The plural of kneebar is kneebars.

Words near kneebar in the dictionary

  1. knee-trembling
  2. kneeache
  3. kneeaches
  4. kneeband
  5. kneebands
  6. kneebar
  7. kneebars
  8. kneeboard
  9. kneeboarded
  10. kneeboarder
  11. kneeboarders

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