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knee
[nee]
noun
Anatomy.the 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.
Zoology.the 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.
the part of a garment covering the knee.
something resembling a bent knee, especially a rigid or braced angle between two framing members.
Also called hip, shoulder.Furniture.the inward curve toward the top of a cabriole leg.
Building Trades.
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.
verb (used with object)
to strike or touch with the knee.
to secure (a structure, as a bent) with a knee.
verb (used without object)
Obsolete.to go down on the knees; kneel.
knee
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noun
Technical name: genu.the joint of the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
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 action, such as a device pivoted to allow one member angular movement in relation to another
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
to kneel or submit
to force someone into submission
to cause something to be in a weakened or impoverished state
verb
(tr) to strike, nudge, or push with the knee
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of knee1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of knee1
Idioms and Phrases
take a knee, to kneel on one knee, usually with the opposite leg also bent at a 90-degree angle and placed forward with the foot on the ground, as in sports or as a posture in protests and demonstrations: Organizers are coordinating so the crowds at every state capitol will take a knee in protest of racial injustice simultaneously, across time zones.
Our soccer team would take a knee if a player on either team was injured.
Organizers are coordinating so the crowds at every state capitol will take a knee in protest of racial injustice simultaneously, across time zones.
bring someone to his / her knees, to force someone into submission or compliance.
on one's / 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.
cut (someone) off at the knees, to squelch or humiliate (a person) suddenly and thoroughly.
The speaker cut the heckler off at the knees.
Example Sentences
It’s why he wanted to keep playing this season, even after a 2023 shoulder surgery and 2024 toe and knee procedures.
On a bright morning, just a stone's throw from where he grew up and went to school, people lined the street on their knees to watch his coffin pass by.
"How is she gonna be on her knees for a man when the lead single is about how useless certain men are," one person posted.
Humphries, 31, played eight seasons for the Cardinals before sustaining a major knee injury near the end of the 2023 season.
Videos from the press conference show agents forcing Padilla to his knees and handcuffing him.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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