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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024knee /ni/USA pronunciation n., v., kneed, knee•ing. n. [countable] - Anatomythe joint of the human leg between the thigh and the lower leg.
- the area of the leg between this joint and the hip when sitting down:bounced her little nephew on her knee.
- Clothingthe part of a garment covering the knee:grass stains on the knees of my trousers.
v. [~ + object] - to strike with the knee:kneed his attacker in the stomach.
Idioms- Idioms bring someone to his or her knees, to force someone to do one's will.
- on or to one's knees, kneeling:fell to his knees in prayer.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024knee (nē),USA pronunciation n., v., kneed, knee•ing. n. - Anatomythe joint of the leg that allows for movement between the femur and tibia and is protected by the patella;
the central area of the leg between the thigh and the lower leg. See diag. under skeleton. - Zoologythe corresponding joint or region in the hind leg of a quadruped;
stifle. - a joint or region likened to this but not anatomically homologous with it, as the tarsal joint of a bird, the carpal joint in the forelimb of the horse or cow, etc.
- Clothingthe part of a garment covering the knee.
- Buildingsomething resembling a bent knee, esp. a rigid or braced angle between two framing members.
- FurnitureAlso called hip, shoulder. the inward curve toward the top of a cabriole leg.
- Building
- the junction of the top and either of the uprights of a bent.
- a curved member for reinforcing the junction of two pieces meeting at an angle.
- Also called kneeler. a stone cut to follow a sharp return angle.
- Idioms bring someone to his or her knees, to force someone into submission or compliance.
- Idioms cut (someone) off at the knees, to squelch or humiliate (a person) suddenly and thoroughly:The speaker cut the heckler off at the knees.
- Idioms on one's or its knees:
- in a supplicatory position or manner:I came to him on my knees for the money.
- in a desperate or declining condition:The country's economy is on its knees.
v.t. - to strike or touch with the knee.
- to secure (a structure, as a bent) with a knee.
v.i. - [Obs.]to go down on the knees;
kneel.
- bef. 900; Middle English cneo, Old English cnēo(w); cognate with German, Dutch knie, Old Norse knē, Gothic kniu, Latin genu, Greek góny, Sanskrit jānu knee
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: knee /niː/ n - the joint of the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
Technical name: genu - the area surrounding and above this joint
- (modifier) reaching or covering the knee: knee breeches, knee socks
- a corresponding or similar part in other vertebrates
- the part of a garment that covers the knee
- the upper surface of a seated person's thigh: the child sat on her mother's knee
- anything resembling a knee in shape, such as an angular bend in a pipe
- any of the hollow rounded protuberances that project upwards from the roots of the swamp cypress: thought to aid respiration in waterlogged soil
- bend the knee, bow the knee ⇒ to kneel or submit
- bring someone to his knees ⇒ to force someone into submission
- bring something to its knees ⇒ to cause something to be in a weakened or impoverished state
vb (knees, kneeing, kneed)- (transitive) to strike, nudge, or push with the knee
Etymology: Old English cnēow; compare Old High German kneo, Old Norse knē, Latin genu |