ALL meanings of cut someone off at the knees
cut some·one off at the knee
C c - noun cut someone off at the knees 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. 1
- noun cut someone off at the knees Zoology. the corresponding joint or region in the hind leg of a quadruped; stifle. 1
- noun cut someone off at the knees 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. 1
- noun cut someone off at the knees the part of a garment covering the knee. 1
- noun cut someone off at the knees something resembling a bent knee, especially a rigid or braced angle between two framing members. 1
- noun cut someone off at the knees Also called hip, shoulder. Furniture. the inward curve toward the top of a cabriole leg. 1
- noun cut someone off at the knees 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. 1
- noun cut someone off at the knees Also called kneeler. a stone cut to follow a sharp return angle. 1
- verb with object cut someone off at the knees to strike or touch with the knee. 1
- verb with object cut someone off at the knees to secure (a structure, as a bent) with a knee. 1
- verb without object cut someone off at the knees Obsolete. to go down on the knees; kneel. 1
- idioms cut someone off at the knees bring someone to his / her knees, to force someone into submission or compliance. 1
- idioms cut someone off at the 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. 1
- idioms cut someone off at the knees 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. 1