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1 | 99% | 5 | Exact Match! | |
2 | 44% | 5 | Gave a leg up | |
3 | 24% | 7 | Gave up - gave in | |
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We think the answer is "KNEED" which means:
- noun
- • Hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
- • Joint between the femur and tibia in a quadruped; corresponds to the human knee
- • The part of a trouser leg that provides the cloth covering for the knee verb
- • To kneel to.
- • To poke or strike with the knee.
- • To move on the knees; to use the knees to move. adjective
- • Having a knee or knees, or, in combination, the stated type of knee or knees.
- • Having angular joints like the knee.
An example sentence would be:
- • "He kneed his opponent in the groin during the fight."
- • "She kneed the intruder in self-defense."
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1 | Gave a leg up
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