knee
[ nee ]
/ ni /
noun
verb (used with object), kneed, knee·ing.
to strike or touch with the knee.
to secure (a structure, as a bent) with a knee.
verb (used without object), kneed, knee·ing.
Obsolete. to go down on the knees; kneel.
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Idioms for knee
Origin of knee
First recorded before 900; Middle English kne, cne, knei, cneo, Old English cnēo(w); cognate with German Knie, Dutch knie, Old Norse knē, Gothic kniu, Latin genu, Greek góny, Sanskrit jānu, Hittite genu, all meaning “knee”
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British Dictionary definitions for knee
knee
/ (niː) /
noun
verb knees, kneeing or kneed
(tr) to strike, nudge, or push with the knee
Word Origin for knee
Old English cnēow; compare Old High German kneo, Old Norse knē, Latin genu
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Medical definitions for knee
knee
[ nē ]
n.
The joint between the thigh and the lower leg, formed by the articulation of the femur and the tibia and covered anteriorly by the patella.
The region of the leg that encloses and supports this joint.
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Idioms and Phrases with knee
knee
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