knee1 nounknee2 verb
kneeknee1 /niː/ ●●● S2 W2 noun [countable] 
WORD ORIGINknee1
Origin:
Old English cneowEXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Billy's jeans had holes in both knees.
- Diaz's leg had to be amputated at the knee.
- The only thing I remember from my ski lessons was "keep your knees bent."
- And bringing an already faltering economy to its knees, transport workers brought the country to a virtual standstill in December.
- Carrington did not suit up because of his sore knee.
- Desmond Fairchild, paddling through the spotlights, his trousers rolled up to his hairy knees, shouted something at her.
- It feathered her skin with goosebumps, doubled her pulse-rate, melted her knees.
- She could, according to Marian, balance on her hands with her knees drawn up close to her chest.
- Surrounded by breathing, close enough to neighbours to touch knees.
- Was it because I too went down on to my knees into the dirt to find a lost one?
- We need not crawl on bended knees.
Longman Language Activatorto defeat an enemy in war
to completely defeat an enemy's army because your armed forces are much larger, have better equipment etc: · The army was well-trained and well-armed, and had little difficulty defeating the rebels.heavily defeat: · The Republicans were heavily defeated in the Spanish Civil War.
to completely defeat an enemy's army because your armed forces are much larger, have better equipment etc: · Napoleon's army was strong enough to overwhelm nearly any potential enemy.· With its greatly superior technology, the government forces completely overwhelmed the rebels.
to completely defeat an enemy's army in a war and to destroy all their armed forces: · After a long and bloody battle the army succeeded in annihilating Seged's forces.· In 1945 Japan was helpless, with its military power annihilated.
to completely defeat an enemy's army in battle: · The general was killed and his armies were routed in a magnificent cavalry charge.
to cause the final defeat of an enemy, especially after a long war, so that they are too weak to fight back: · The disastrous Battle of the Boyne finally brought the Catholics to their knees.· After years of trench warfare, the Kaiser's army had finally been brought to its knees.
to completely defeat the armed forces of an enemy country, with the result that you have complete control over it: · Sailors travelled to the New World with the urge to conquer and explore.· Julius Caesar conquered Gaul, which we know today as France.
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nouncanine, nouncapillary, nouncardiac, adjectivecardio-, prefixcardiovascular, adjectivecarotid artery, nouncartilage, nouncentral nervous system, nouncerebellum, nouncerebral, adjectivecervical, adjectivecervix, nounchamber, nounchange of life, nouncheek, nouncheekbone, nounchest, nounchin, nouncirculation, nounclavicle, nouncleavage, nounclitoris, nounclose-set, adjectivecoccyx, nouncochlea, nouncock, nouncollarbone, nouncolon, nouncolour, nouncolour-blind, adjectiveconception, nouncone, nounconnective tissue, nouncoordination, nouncornea, nouncortex, nouncough, verbcough, nouncowlick, nouncranium, nouncrook, verbcrotch, nouncrow's feet, nouncrutch, nouncry, verbcuticle, noundandruff, noundeep-set, adjectivedefecate, verbdefence mechanism, noundental, adjectivedentine, nounderrière, noundiaphragm, noundigit, noundigital, adjectivedimple, noundisc, noundominant, adjectivedouble-jointed, adjectivedribble, verbdrool, verbduct, nounduodenum, nounear, nouneardrum, nounearhole, nounegg, nounejaculate, verbelbow, nounenamel, nounendocrine, adjectiveentrails, nounepidermis, nounepiglottis, nounerect, adjectiveerection, nounerogenous zone, nounexcrement, nounexcreta, nounexcrete, verbexcretion, nounexpectorate, verbextremity, nouneye, nouneyebrow, nouneyelash, nouneyelid, nouneyesight, nouneye tooth, nounface, nounfallopian tube, nounfart, verbfart, nounfemur, nounfibre, nounfibula, nounfigure, nounfingernail, nounfingertip, nounfist, nounfive o'clock shadow, nounflat-chested, adjectivefoetal position, nounfolic acid, nounfollicle, nounforearm, nounforefinger, nounforehead, nounforeskin, nounframe, nounfunny bone, noungall bladder, noungallstone, noungastric, adjectivegenital, adjectivegenitals, noungland, nounglottis, noungonad, noungrey matter, noungroin, nounG-spot, noungullet, noungum, nounhair, nounhairless, adjectivehairy, adjectivehammer, nounhamstring, nounhand, nounhand-eye co-ordination, nounhandlebar moustache, nounhead, nounheart, nounheel, nounhiccup, nounhiccup, verbhip, nounHomo sapiens, nounhumerus, nounhymen, nounimmune, adjectiveimmune system, nounimmunity, nouninbred, adjectiveincisor, nounindex finger, nouninherit, verbinstep, nounintestine, nounin vitro fertilization, nouniris, nounIVF, nounjaw, nounjawbone, nounjowl, nounkidney, nounknee, nounknee cap, nounknuckle, nounlap, nounlarge intestine, nounlarynx, nounlash, nounlaugh lines, nounlaughter lines, nounleft-handed, adjectivelefty, nounlens, nounlid, nounlifeblood, nounligament, nounlip, nounlittle finger, nounliver, nounlobe, nounlong-sighted, adjectivelumbar, adjectivelung, nounlymph, nounlymph node, nounmammary, adjectivemammary gland, nounmanual, adjectivemarrow, nounmasticate, verbmatrix, nounmelanin, nounmelatonin, nounmember, nounmenopause, nounmenses, nounmenstrual, adjectivemenstrual period, nounmenstruate, verbmiddle ear, nounmiddle finger, nounmidget, nounmidriff, nounmilk tooth, nounmind, nounmolar, nounmucous membrane, nounmuscle, nounnail, nounnape, nounnasal, adjectivenavel, nounnervous, adjectiveneurology, nounneuron, nounniacin, nounnipple, nounnode, nounnodule, nounnostril, nounocular, adjectiveoesophagus, nounoral, adjectiveovary, nounoverbite, nounoviduct, nounpalate, nounpalm, nounpalpitate, verbpalpitations, nounpancreas, nounpassage, nounpatella, nounpectorals, nounpelvic, adjectivepelvis, nounpenetrate, verbpepsin, nounperiod, nounperiod pain, nounperspiration, nounperspire, verbphallus, nounpharynx, nounphlegm, nounphysical, adjectivephysiognomy, nounphysiology, nounphysique, nounpigeon-toed, adjectivepit, nounpituitary, nounplacenta, nounplasma, nounplatelet, nounpore, nounpotbelly, nounpremenstrual, adjectiveprepubescent, adjectivepressure point, nounprimal, adjectiveprivate parts, nounprognathous, adjectiveprostate, nounpuberty, nounpubescent, adjectivepubic, adjectivepudendum, nounpulmonary, adjectivepulp, nounpulse, nounpupil, nounquad, nounquadruplet, nounquin, nounquintuplet, nounradius, nounreceptor, nounrecessive, adjectiverectal, adjectiverectum, nounred blood cell, nounREM sleep, nounrenal, adjectiveretina, nounRhesus factor, nounRH factor, nounrib, nounrib cage, nounright, adjectiveright-handed, adjectiveright-hander, nounrigor mortis, nounring finger, nounrod, nounRoman nose, nounround-shouldered, adjectiverun, verbsalivary gland, nounsallow, adjectivescalp, nounscaly, adjectivescapula, nounsciatic, adjectivescrotum, nounsemen, nounseminal, adjectivesense, nounsense organ, nounsensory, adjectivesextuplet, nounshank, nounshin, nounshinbone, nounshoulder, nounshoulder blade, nounside, nounsinew, nounsinus, nounskeletal, adjectiveskull, nounsleep, verbsleep, nounsmall intestine, nounsneeze, verbsneeze, nounsnub nose, nounsnub-nosed, adjectivesoft palate, nounsolar plexus, nounsole, nounsphincter, nounspinal, adjectivespinal column, nounspine, nounspit, verbspit, nounspittle, nounspleen, nounspotty, adjectivesputum, nounsternum, nounsteroid, nounstirrup, nounstomach, nounstool, nounstubble, nounsubcutaneous, adjectivesuck, verbsuckle, verbsuckling, nounsweat gland, nounsystem, nountailbone, nountan, verbtan, nountanned, adjectivetarsus, nountartar, nountaste bud, nountear, nounteardrop, nounteat, nountemple, nountendon, nountestes, nountesticle, nountestis, nountestosterone, nounthickset, adjectivethigh, nounthorax, nounthroat, nounthumb, nounthumbnail, nounthyroid, nountibia, nounticklish, adjectivetoe, nountoenail, nountongue, nountonsil, nountooth, nountorso, nountouch, nountrachea, nountriceps, nountrunk, nountympanum, nounulna, nounumbilical cord, nounurethra, nounuterus, nounuvula, nounvagina, nounvascular, adjectivevein, nounvenous, adjectiveventricle, nounvessel, nounvestibule, nounvital, adjectivevocal cords, nounvoice box, nounvulva, nounwaist, nounwall-eyed, adjectivewax, nounwhite, nounwhite blood cell, nounwindpipe, nounwisdom tooth, nounwomb, nounwrinkle, verbwrist, nounyawn, verbyawn, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY
Sarah sat on the floor, hugging her knees. a permanently damaged knee joint The minister sank to his knees (=he went down into a kneeling position) and prayed. His smile made her go weak at the knees.COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE
(=move so that you are kneeling) Tim fell to his knees and started to pray.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES Tim fell to his knees and started to pray.· She looked fabulous in a mini-skirt and knee-high boots.
(=a brace that supports the neck etc) He was being fitted for a back brace.
He was being fitted for a back brace. (=make it almost impossible for someone or something to continue)· A severe drought brought the country to its knees.
(=move down to the ground so that your body is resting on your knees) She fell to her knees beside his body.
She fell to her knees beside his body. (=in a crawling position)· They got down on their hands and knees to search.
(=as high as your chest etc) The grass was knee-high.
The grass was knee-high. Sarah sat on the floor, hugging her knees. a permanently damaged knee joint· He is almost back to full fitness after a knee operation.
(=a pad that you wear to protect a part of your body when you are playing a sport)
(=an immediate reaction that happens without sensible thinking)· Environmentalists have a knee-jerk reaction against any development.
The minister sank to his knees (=he went down into a kneeling position) and prayed.· The girls wore navy dresses and white ankle socks.
· She is now fit again after knee surgery.
His smile made her go weak at the knees.· Resting his weight on his bended knee, he was staring motionless over a precipice towards the lake.· We need not crawl on bended knees.· Oh ... I am looking for a people who will come on bended knee.· And they vote and they vote and the politicians come on bended knees.· He wouldn't go to Wyvis Hall now if Adam invited him, if he went down on his bended knees.· On bended knee I ask you to ponder this phenomenon.· I bet you beg for it on bended knees!· Perhaps it was all of that singing on bended knees or from seated positions.
· Reverse as your right elbow touches your left knee, turning to see the left side.· Barton had problems with his left knee in training camp at Rocklin.· With your hands lightly placed at the sides of your head, sit up to touch left knee with right elbow.· Center Chris Dalman sprained his left knee.· Look at the bend in his left knee: it is an indication of how crouched and low you should be.· They stripped off his clothes, and that was when he saw that his left knee was shattered.· Kneel on your left knee, head down.· Semenik tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee Saturday.
· Cross left foot over right knee.· The bruised right knee that hampered him until last week apparently is quite well.· As the hands go down to the floor, the right knee is cocked up near the right shoulder.· Charles Smith has missed the last five games with a chronically sore right knee.· He had a punk haircut and used his right knee to drive down the middle of the road.· A senior, Anchrum missed 33 games after reconstructive surgery on his right knee.· Trent kicked at the man's right knee.· Phoenix center Hot Rod Williams left the game with a strained right knee and played only seven minutes.
· Now we know the real meaning of going weak at the knees.· Chef Michael Almos' creations may leave you weak in the knees.· Instead, here she was, going weak at the knees like an adolescent schoolgirl.· Or we would shower in our bathroom, whose tiles and design would make Martha Stewart weak at the knees.· A quick bit of mental arithmetic was enough to make Chrissy weak at the knees.· Pain and nausea swept over him in waves that left him hot and sticky and weak at the knees.· The idea makes me feel weak at the knees.
NOUN· Only McManaman, with a serious knee injury, will still be on the sidelines when they return to Villa Park tonight.· A couple of knee injuries put a damper on his football career.· By spring practice, tailback Skip Hicks is expected to be fully recovered from knee injuries.· Originally from Plymouth, she was a very keen squash and tennis player before suffering a knee injury at skiing.· Saunders won just four games in 1997, his season slowed by a knee injury.· One year, thanks to a knee injury, I went on crutches.
· Inspiration Four hamstring operations and two bouts of knee surgery later, Ian Snodin is back and back in central midfield.· Jenkins made his first 1996 appearance on Sunday, after recovering from arthroscopic knee surgery he had last month.· Carl Bradshaw starts for United, but Brian Gayle is out after knee surgery.· McElroy has the breakaway speed that seems to have eluded Hearst since knee surgery during his rookie season.· But now his injuries have caught up with him, despite a brave battle to recover from recent knee surgery.· And the Suns may get forward Danny Manning, who is recovering from knee surgery, back soon.· Stoke, still searching for a League win, recall £250,000 front-man Biggins, fit after knee surgery.· He started the majority of games in the final two months of the season as Clyde Drexler recovered from knee surgery.
VERB· Still lying down, bend the knees and raise the legs. 9.· Lie flat, bend the knees then straighten the legs upwards so that they are at right angles to your body. 14.· Many beginners have difficulty in bending the knee, and I don't mean to their art tutor!· Red bends her knees and pushes off, pretending to take a shot.
· She stumbled and fell to her knees.· He fell to his knees before her.· Francis Lee received a little kick and fell on his knees.· She fell on her knees before them and begged them to take her with them.· Too fast for his shorter legs and he fell on his knees.· A woman, gone faint, fell to her knees.· Von Stein had fallen to his knees, and stared dazedly about him at the ruined lab.· One man fell to his knees as the Archbishop drew near.
· She retreated back downstairs, and climbed on to the mildewed sofa, hugging her knees up to her chin.· Petey finally sat down on the bank and faced the lake hugging his knees.· She leaned forward, hugging her knees.· Wet as a water rat, she sat hugging her knees.· She sat in the chair, hugging her knees, staring at Stephen as if he were an enemy.· Joseph hugged his knees by the fire.· Emmie sat at his feet, silently hugging her knees.· He sat with his back to the pale bark of a birch and hugged his knees to his chest.
· One has been slowed by an injured knee: cornerback Deon Figures.· Superman never would have injured his knee in the first place.· He picked up 73 yards on 14 rushes before injuring a knee while playing defense in the third quarter.· Sharpe had injured a knee in a game a few weeks earlier.
· To raise her knees would cause the ropes securing her body to cut into her flesh.· He drove with his left pants leg raised above the knee.· Lying on your back, raise the knees towards the chest.· He raised himself to his knees.· Lying down with hands at either side of your head, raise your knees and cross the ankles.· Still lying on the floor, raise your knees and cross the ankles.· The second your feet touch the water you raise your knees and crumple into a ball.· The right leg is raised to about knee height and is then thrust sharply backwards at the opponent.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► put/take somebody over your kneePHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► shoulder-length/knee-length etc► learn/be taught something at your mother’s knee► a trick knee/ankle/shoulder etc
1the joint that bends in the middle of your leg: - The recession has brought many companies to their knees.
- He yelled for union solidarity to support the strike and to bring management to their knees, but to no avail.
- And they vote and they vote and the politicians come on bended knees.
- I bet you beg for it on bended knees!
- No human being who wants to read and own a book should ever have to go on bended knee to get it.
- Oh ... I am looking for a people who will come on bended knee.
- Perhaps it was all of that singing on bended knees or from seated positions.
- We need not crawl on bended knees.
- I used to sit on Grandpa's knee and ask him read to me.
- Years later, Ogwen apprenticeship having been served, we began to aspire to their routes, knees knocking at our effrontery.
- But now the Captain was on his knees beside the coffin praying.
- He gave no trouble and sat with his head down and his elbows on his knees, hands loose and empty.
- McAllister should be on his knees after a gruelling month at Elland Road.
- Painfully she wallows down on her knees and without diffidence soaps and rinses me all over.
- Pausing outside his living room door, he switched on the hall light and crouched down on his knees.
- Pearl had sat straight in her chair; her hands overturned on her knees.
- When I saw him a week later he got down on his knees and asked me to forgive him what he done.
- You know the lasting image: Hendrix on his knees, summoning fire from a flaming Stratocaster guitar.
- I think that show is just the bee's knees.
- George asked her to marry him on bended knee.
- The TV network begged her on bended knee to return to the program.
- He drew his knees up, preparing himself to fight off any further attack.
- Paige drew her knees up inside the bag, resting her chin on them.
- Even when she was knee-high to a grasshopper.
- A prosthesis used in a joint replacement costs between $ 5,000 and $ 10,000.
- Carrying out the precision drilling in a delicate hip replacement operation is the world's first robotic surgeon.
- For those over 65, it is knee or hip replacement.
- I had been having trouble with arthritis for years, and nine years ago had a hip replacement.
- Just two months ago, he underwent bowel and hip replacement surgery that cost $ 120, 000.
- One person's hip replacement operation certainly prevents the busy surgeon from doing something else at the same time.
- She has undergone three hip replacement surgeries in the last three years.
- With 40,000 hip replacements a year, making joints is big business, now mostly done by multi-nationals companies.
- As he fell, he twisted his ankle.
- Harriet slipped on the stairs and twisted her ankle.
- If I had twisted my ankle, would people be making such a big deal of it?
- One morning as she was rushing back to the changing rooms one of the models slipped and twisted her ankle.
- She twisted her ankle while getting off the lift and had made the long trip down in pain.
- Twice in the morning he left the field, limping and in pain after twisting his knee.
- The youngster was destined to follow many of his ancestors by dying from the family curse hydrocephalus water on the brain.
- A quick bit of mental arithmetic was enough to make Chrissy weak at the knees.
- Instead, here she was, going weak at the knees like an adolescent schoolgirl.
- Now we know the real meaning of going weak at the knees.
- Or we would shower in our bathroom, whose tiles and design would make Martha Stewart weak at the knees.
- Pain and nausea swept over him in waves that left him hot and sticky and weak at the knees.
- The idea makes me feel weak at the knees.
Lucy had a bandage round her knee.on your knees She was on her knees (=kneeling), weeding the garden.sink/fall/drop to your knees (=move so that you are kneeling) Tim fell to his knees and started to pray. a knee injury2the part of your clothes that covers your knee: His jeans had holes in both knees.3on somebody’s knee on the top part of your legs when you are sitting down: Daddy, can I sit on your knee?4knees knocking (together) if your knees are knocking, you are feeling very afraid or very cold5on your knees in a way that shows you have no power but want or need something very much: He went on his knees begging for his job back.6bring somebody/something to their knees a)to defeat a country or group of people in a war: The bombing was supposed to bring the country to its knees. b)to have such a bad effect on an organization, activity etc that it cannot continue SYN cripple: The recession has brought many companies to their knees.7put/take somebody over your knee old-fashioned to punish a child by hitting them8on bended knee(s) old-fashioned in a way that shows great respect for someone → learn/be taught something at your mother’s knee at mother1(4), → the bee’s knees at bee(5), → weak at the knees at weak(13)knee1 nounknee2 verb
kneeknee2 verb [transitive + in] VERB TABLE
knee
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | knee |
| he, she, it | knees | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | kneed |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have kneed |
| he, she, it | has kneed | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had kneed |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will knee |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have kneed |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am kneeing |
| he, she, it | is kneeing | |
| you, we, they | are kneeing | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was kneeing |
| you, we, they | were kneeing | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been kneeing |
| he, she, it | has been kneeing | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been kneeing |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be kneeing |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been kneeing |
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- She struggled free and kneed her attacker in the groin.
- He must have felt that Fate, having knocked him down, had nipped back to knee him in the nuts.
Longman Language Activatorwhen you are forced to stay somewhere
· The boy behind me kept kicking my chair.· He was dragged kicking and screaming into a waiting police car.· I could feel the baby kicking inside me.· One of the gang kicked him in the stomach.kick something along/over/around etc · Who kicked the ball over the fence?
to kick someone or something once: · He gave the bundle a gentle kick, but still it didn't move.give something a good kick (=kick it hard): · If the door won't open, just give it a good hard kick.
to hit someone using one of your knees: · She struggled free and kneed her attacker in the groin.
to kick something hard, especially a ball: · He booted the ball up to the other end of the playing field.· Suddenly this big heavy guy came up and booted me in the stomach.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES Sarah sat on the floor, hugging her knees. a permanently damaged knee joint The minister sank to his knees (=he went down into a kneeling position) and prayed. His smile made her go weak at the knees.
· She looked fabulous in a mini-skirt and knee-high boots.
(=a brace that supports the neck etc) He was being fitted for a back brace.
He was being fitted for a back brace. (=make it almost impossible for someone or something to continue)· A severe drought brought the country to its knees.
(=move down to the ground so that your body is resting on your knees) She fell to her knees beside his body.
She fell to her knees beside his body. (=in a crawling position)· They got down on their hands and knees to search.
(=as high as your chest etc) The grass was knee-high.
The grass was knee-high. Sarah sat on the floor, hugging her knees. a permanently damaged knee joint· He is almost back to full fitness after a knee operation.
(=a pad that you wear to protect a part of your body when you are playing a sport)
(=an immediate reaction that happens without sensible thinking)· Environmentalists have a knee-jerk reaction against any development.
The minister sank to his knees (=he went down into a kneeling position) and prayed.· The girls wore navy dresses and white ankle socks.
· She is now fit again after knee surgery.
His smile made her go weak at the knees.PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► shoulder-length/knee-length etc► learn/be taught something at your mother’s knee► a trick knee/ankle/shoulder etc
to hit someone with your knee: - I think that show is just the bee's knees.
- George asked her to marry him on bended knee.
- The TV network begged her on bended knee to return to the program.
- He drew his knees up, preparing himself to fight off any further attack.
- Paige drew her knees up inside the bag, resting her chin on them.
- Even when she was knee-high to a grasshopper.
- A prosthesis used in a joint replacement costs between $ 5,000 and $ 10,000.
- Carrying out the precision drilling in a delicate hip replacement operation is the world's first robotic surgeon.
- For those over 65, it is knee or hip replacement.
- I had been having trouble with arthritis for years, and nine years ago had a hip replacement.
- Just two months ago, he underwent bowel and hip replacement surgery that cost $ 120, 000.
- One person's hip replacement operation certainly prevents the busy surgeon from doing something else at the same time.
- She has undergone three hip replacement surgeries in the last three years.
- With 40,000 hip replacements a year, making joints is big business, now mostly done by multi-nationals companies.
- As he fell, he twisted his ankle.
- Harriet slipped on the stairs and twisted her ankle.
- If I had twisted my ankle, would people be making such a big deal of it?
- One morning as she was rushing back to the changing rooms one of the models slipped and twisted her ankle.
- She twisted her ankle while getting off the lift and had made the long trip down in pain.
- Twice in the morning he left the field, limping and in pain after twisting his knee.
- The youngster was destined to follow many of his ancestors by dying from the family curse hydrocephalus water on the brain.
- A quick bit of mental arithmetic was enough to make Chrissy weak at the knees.
- Instead, here she was, going weak at the knees like an adolescent schoolgirl.
- Now we know the real meaning of going weak at the knees.
- Or we would shower in our bathroom, whose tiles and design would make Martha Stewart weak at the knees.
- Pain and nausea swept over him in waves that left him hot and sticky and weak at the knees.
- The idea makes me feel weak at the knees.
I kneed him in the groin.