Definition of Knee bend

1. Noun. Exercising by repeatedly assuming a crouching position with the knees bent; strengthens the leg muscles.

Exact synonyms: Squat, Squatting
Generic synonyms: Leg Exercise
Derivative terms: Squat

Lexicographical Neighbors of Knee Bend

knee-elbow position
knee-high
knee-highs
knee-jerk
knee-jerk reflex
knee-jerks
knee-length
knee-pad
knee-slapper
knee-slappers
knee-slapping
knee-tremblers
knee arthroplasty
knee baby
knee bend (current term)
knee brace
knee breeches
knee bursitis
knee cap
knee cap dislocation
knee injuries
knee jerk
knee jerks
knee joint
knee pad
knee pads
knee pants
knee phenomenon

Literary usage of Knee bend

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Calisthenic Nomenclature by James Huff McCurdy (1916)
"(knee bend, st. pos.) 2. MOVEMENT. knee bending. 3. COMMAND. Knees bend! ... (Toe deep knee bend pos.) 2. MOVEMENT. Deep knee bending (heel raising implied) ..."

2. A B C of the Swedish System of Educational Gymnastics: A Practical Hand-book by Hartvig Nissen (1891)
"Left knee —bend! (When the knee is bent, the body is bent forward and the raised leg is ... Right knee —bend ! Stretch ! Bend ! Stretch ! Position ! 11. ..."

3. ABC of the Swedish System of Educational Gymnastics: A Practical Hand-book by Hartvig Nissen (1892)
"Left knee —bend! (When the knee is bent, the body is bent forward and the raised leg is ... Right knee —bend ! Stretch ! Bend ! Stretch ! Position ! 11. ..."

4. Home Gymnastics for the Well and the Sick by Eduard Ferdinand Angerstein, Gebhard Eckler (1889)
"Little knee bend. The Little or Half knee bend begins with the Position at ... Deep knee bend. The Deep knee bend (Fig. 26) is similar to the preceding one ..."

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