Sekirov Dictionary

knee

/niː/

noun 10
verb 3
forms 4
phrases 4

noun10

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the joint near the center of a person's leg, which lets the lower half of the leg swing forward and back
- Penny was wearing a miniskirt, so she skinned her exposed knees when she fell.
In the horse and allied animals, the carpal joint, corresponding to the wrist in humans.
The tarsal joint, uniting the tarsometatarsus and the tibiotarsus (homologous to the human ankle).
The joint uniting the tibiotarsus and the femur, typically hidden beneath plumage.
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A blow made with the knee; a kneeing.
- Tante was groggy but not quite out so Winnie gave him a knee to the jaw that Rose had shown her, and that was enough. He slumped like a rag-doll to the floor. — 2016
The part of a garment that covers the knee.
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(figurative) The presence of a parent etc., where a young child acquires early knowledge.
- The duty is, or should be, a thing taught at one's father's knee, and the structure of the family gently enforces it. — 1978
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A piece of timber or metal formed with an angle somewhat in the shape of the human knee when bent.
- Deck beams were supported by hanging knees, triangular pieces of wood typically found underneath the timbers they are designed to support, but in this case found above them. — 1980
Any knee-shaped item or sharp angle in a line; an inflection point.
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(no longer used) An act of kneeling, especially to show respect or courtesy.
- Give them title, knee, and approbation. — 1605

verb3

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To poke or strike with the knee.
- When I blocked her from leaving, she kneed me in the groin.
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[with oneself] To move on the knees; to use the knees to move.
- Hassan kneed himself up, over, in, soundlessly, feet on floor, knife out, eyes like blunter knife trying to cut darkness. — 1959
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(no longer used) To kneel to.
- I could as well be brought / To knee his throne and, squire-like, pension beg / To keep base life afoot — 1603

forms

kneed · kneeing · knees · kneen

Phrases with knee

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