give a knee

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English[edit]

Verb[edit]

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.
    Synonym: offer a knee