Knee

/niː/

noun

  1. In humans, the joint or the region of the joint in the middle part of the leg between the thigh and the shank.

    Penny was wearing a miniskirt, so she skinned her exposed knees when she fell.

  2. In the horse and allied animals, the carpal joint, corresponding to the wrist in humans.

  3. The part of a garment that covers the knee.

verb

  1. To kneel to.

    1605: I could as well be brought / To knee his throne and, squire-like, pension beg / To keep base life afoot. — William Shakespeare, King Lear II.ii

  2. To poke or strike with the knee.

  3. To move on the knees; to use the knees to move.

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