knee
16 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural
knees
plural
knees
Britannica Dictionary definition of KNEE
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1
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the joint that bends at the middle of your leg
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see picture at human
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I fell down and hurt my knee.
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She suffered a serious knee injury.
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His knees trembled/shook with fear.
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She dropped/fell/sank to her knees [=she knelt down] and begged for forgiveness. = She got down on her knees and begged for forgiveness.
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He got/went down on one knee and proposed to her.
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If you want to clean the floor properly, you have to get down on your (hands and) knees [=you have to kneel down on the floor] and start scrubbing.
2
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the upper part of your leg when you are sitting
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His little granddaughter sat on his knee.
3
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the part that covers the knee on a pair of pants
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Her jeans had holes at the knees.
4
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a forceful hit with a bent knee
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She gave him a knee to the stomach. [=she kneed him in the stomach]
bring (someone) to his/her knees
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to completely defeat or overwhelm (someone)
— often used figuratively
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The general vowed he would bring the enemy to their knees.
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The increase in oil prices could bring the economy to its knees. [=it could greatly hurt the economy]
learn (something) at your mother's knee
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to learn (something) when you are very young
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I learned to speak French at my mother's knee.
on bended knee/knees
weak at/in the knees
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see also bee's knees
2
knee
/ˈniː/
verb
knees;
kneed;
kneeing
2
knee
/ˈniː/
verb
knees;
kneed;
kneeing
Britannica Dictionary definition of KNEE
[+ object]
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to hit (a person) with your knee
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His attacker kneed him in the stomach.
