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Meaning of "knees-up" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD KNEES-UP

From the song "Knees up Mother Brown" to which the dance is performed.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF KNEES-UP

knees-up play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF KNEES-UP

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Knees-Up is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES KNEES-UP MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of knees-up in the English dictionary

The definition of knees-up in the dictionary is a boisterous dance involving the raising of alternate knees. Other definition of knees-up is a lively noisy party or celebration, esp one with dancing.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE KNEES-UP

knee-deep
knee-high
knee-high to a grasshopper
knee-length
knee-sock
knee-trembling
kneecap
kneecapped
kneecapping
kneehole
kneehole desk
kneejerk
kneel
kneeler
kneeling
kneepad
kneepan
kneepiece
kneeroom
kneesies

WORDS THAT END LIKE KNEES-UP

balls-up
close-up
follow-up
get-up
hold-up
hook-up
made-up
make-up
mess-up
pick-up
pin-up
piss-up
pop-up
press-up
put-you-up
runners-up
set-up
stand-up
toss-up
wake-up

Synonyms and antonyms of knees-up in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «knees-up» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF KNEES-UP

Find out the translation of knees-up to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of knees-up from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «knees-up» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

膝盖向上
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

rodillas -up
570 millions of speakers

English

knees-up
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

घुटनों के ऊपर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الركبتين المتابعة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

колени вверх
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

joelhos -up
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

হাঁটু-আপ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

genoux rapproché
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Lutut
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Knie -up
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

膝アップ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

무릎 까지
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Dhengkul-up
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đầu gối lên
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

முழங்கால்கள் அப்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

गुडघे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Dizler-up
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ginocchia - up
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Kolana się
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

коліна вгору
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

genunchi - up
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

γόνατα - up
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

knieë -up
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

knäna upp
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

knær -up
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of knees-up

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «KNEES-UP»

The term «knees-up» is regularly used and occupies the 104.746 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «KNEES-UP» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «knees-up» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «knees-up» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about knees-up

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «KNEES-UP»

Discover the use of knees-up in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to knees-up and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Knees Up Mother Earth: Book 7 of the Brentford Trilogy
Would it were so, but this is Brentford and ancient forces of evil are forever stirring in the borough: Old Testament terrors, Lovecraftian loathsomes and beasties from the bottomless pit.
Robert Rankin, 2011
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The Heart of a Champion: Inspiring True Stories of Challenge ...
The secret of sprinting is to pick those knees up and lean forward and reach out. The runners who really sprint are those who get those knees high and drive them like pistons. Well, Charley Paddock worked on it. He worked on it until he got ...
Bob Richards, 2009
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Asanas, Mudras and Bandhas - Awakening Ecstatic Kundalini ...
... easy also. This is how we handle attention and breathing in all these basic postures, easy and relaxed with whatever we are doing physically, unless instructed otherwise. 2. Knees to Chest Roll – Lie on your back and bring your knees up ...
Yogani, 2006
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The Ditchrider's Daughter
Rolling off that elbow was a reflex; so was pulling his knees up in a near-fetal position. The door slid along his ankle, off his foot, and slammed with a resounding clang. Knees howling, elbow crying, Max sprang upward. Whap! For the first time ...
Terry Rich Hartley
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Kids on the Move!, 16 "Get Up and Go" Songs for Young ...
Limited to one school only. NOT FOR RESALE. 3. TOO HOT TO TANGO Words and Music b\ SALLY 23929. «^L -• r r r r j j — V^ $ = = 1 = r tf 1 — i — i Lift Hold your knees up your head up high and do the r high and do the r narch. narch.
‎2006
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Unwinding the Belly: Healing with Gentle Touch
Also, with this exercise you will discover why it is important to put your knees up. If you try it with the knees down, the muscles of the body are engaged in such a way that the diaphragm does not have the freedom to expand its range. Lying on  ...
Allison Post, Stephen Cavaliere, 2003
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Rome 1960: The Olympics That Changed the World
In another drill, Temple emphasized moving the knees “up and out, up and out” as another way to develop relaxed movement. First the Tigerbelles would walk the drill slowly, then jog on the balls of their feet for fifteen minutes—always with the ...
David Maraniss, 2008
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Thai Massage: Sacred Body Work
Then move your knees up the thighs without changing the position of your feet and stretch the legs forward again. Bring the legs back again and move your knees still further up the thighs without changing the position of your feet. Stretch the ...
Ananda Apfelbaum, 2004
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IBS For Dummies, UK Edition
Pull your knees up and out to the sides of your abdomen. 5. From that position, rock back and forth or side to side. Ankles crossed, knees to chest Figure 11–2 shows a posturein which you cross your ankles and pull your knees to the chest.
Patricia Macnair, 2011
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Enemy Fields
I flop down under the tree and hitch my knees up to my chest, put my head down on my knees. For a minute, Edward just stare at me, like he don't know what to make of all this. Then it seem like he get mad or something. He and Albert both act ...
J. Marie Darden, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «KNEES-UP»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term knees-up is used in the context of the following news items.
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Deco devotees flock to the city - New Zealand Herald
Deco devotees shed their winter worries with a knees-up at Friday night's Grand Anniversary Dance in Napier. The short but sassy little sister of ... «Hawke's Bay Today, Jul 15»
2
Tagger: A sideways glance at a serious game
Bernard Tomic, who's the only bloke in Australia who doesn't like Pat Rafter and he just got on the wrong side of the law over a knees-up that ... «The Age, Jul 15»
3
Stiff cheddar for Bronwyn Bishop's travel plans - WA Today
... she prefers to travel by helicopter, charging taxpayers $5000 for a short hop from Melbourne to Geelong to grace a Liberal Party knees-up at ... «WA today, Jul 15»
4
It was all smiles at VE Day knees-up
After five years of the threat of invasion and air raids, us Britons could finally see an end to the Second World War - and did we celebrate. «Leicester Mercury, Jul 15»
5
Party time for Porirua 50-year-olds
With a big knees-up, of course. "At the beginning of the year, the council was asking for ideas about how to celebrate Porirua turning 50," she ... «The Dominion Post, Jul 15»
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West Lothian family hosts clan gathering in Bathgate
... the Harkins family, native to West Lothian, gathered at the British Legion in Bathgate on Friday for a knees-up to celebrate their strong bond. «Scottish Daily Record, Jul 15»
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APC opens Sydney; Valentino in Portofino; and Tiffany Blue Book on …
The following night it was the men's turn, with the duo's alta sartoria showing. Both shows ended with something of a knees-up in the gardens to ... «The Australian, Jul 15»
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Lewisham People's Day proves a hit
The Mountsfield Park knees-up featured a storming headline set by reggae legend Tippa Irie and the Lockdown Band, plus performances from ... «News Shopper, Jul 15»
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Savages: “We wanted to push our ideas as far as they could go”
... ahead - including a slot at Suffolk's annual knees-up Latitude - and there's a new audiovisual project at The Barbican fast approaching, too. «DIY Magazine, Jul 15»
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East End music and fun kicks off tomorrow to turn E3 into 'festival …
Right old cockney knees-up down the Roman Road... last year's festival when Street Patrol got them dancing in the street [photo: Oliver Lynton]. «East London Advertiser, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Knees-Up [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/knees-up>. Apr 2024 ».
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