knee bend

noun

1. a physical exercise in which a person starts from an erect position, moves to a squatting position, and returns to the original position without using the hands to support the body.

Word History and Origins

Origin of knee bend¹

First recorded in 1940–45

Example Sentences

He did some quick knee bends and ran around the tree just for the joy of the free movement.

From Literature

Clippers teammate Terance Mann took the diagnosis as “definitely better than what it could have been” after watching George’s right knee bend backward.

From Los Angeles Times

But Myklukha held her balance, then spun around and dipped into a knee bend, before gracefully waving an arm skyward.

From New York Times

The most sustained exercise I did in the past decade was a regimen of deep knee bends with a colicky baby in my arms after my first kid was born.

From New York Times

Deep knee bends and jumping jack-type calisthenics help to raise core body temperatures.

From Seattle Times