Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kneebar

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.16 in modern English

Syllables: knee-bar
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A joint lock where the knee is hyperextended in order to cause pain and/or injury.

noun

A climbing technique in which the climber uses a knee for leverage or support.

Etymology

From knee + bar.

Inflected Forms

kneebars (plural)

Synonyms

legbar

Questions

What does kneebar mean?: A joint lock where the knee is hyperextended in order to cause pain and/or injury.
Where does kneebar come from?: From knee + bar.

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