ALL meanings of knee
knee
K k - noun knee body 1
- noun knee of trousers 1
- transitive verb knee hit with knee 1
- noun knee animal 1
- noun knee upper leg 1
- noun knee bend in a pipe 1
- noun knee 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 knee Zoology. the corresponding joint or region in the hind leg of a quadruped; stifle. 1
- noun knee 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 knee the part of a garment covering the knee. 1
- noun knee something resembling a bent knee, especially a rigid or braced angle between two framing members. 1
- noun knee Also called hip, shoulder. Furniture. the inward curve toward the top of a cabriole leg. 1
- noun knee 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 knee Also called kneeler. a stone cut to follow a sharp return angle. 1
- verb with object knee to strike or touch with the knee. 1
- verb with object knee to secure (a structure, as a bent) with a knee. 1
- verb without object knee Obsolete. to go down on the knees; kneel. 1
- idioms knee bring someone to his / her knees, to force someone into submission or compliance. 1
- idioms knee 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 knee 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
- noun knee The joint between the thigh and the lower leg in humans. 1
- noun knee In humans, the joint or the region of the joint in the middle part of the leg between the thigh and the shank. 0
- noun knee In the horse and allied animals, the carpal joint, corresponding to the wrist in humans. 0
- noun knee The part of a garment that covers the knee. 0
- noun knee (shipbuilding) A piece of timber or metal formed with an angle somewhat in the shape of the human knee when bent. 0
- noun knee (archaic) An act of kneeling, especially to show respect or courtesy. 0
- noun knee Any knee-shaped item or sharp angle in a line, "the knee of a graph", an inflection point. 0
- noun knee A blow made with the knee; a kneeing. 0
- verb knee (Transitive Verb) (archaic) To kneel to. 0
- verb knee (Transitive Verb) To poke or strike with the knee. 0
- countable noun knee Your knee is the place where your leg bends. 0
- countable noun knee If something or someone is on your knee or on your knees, they are resting or sitting on the upper part of your legs when you are sitting down. 0
- countable noun knee The knee on a piece of clothing is the part that covers your knee. 0
- noun plural knee If you are on your knees, your legs are bent and your knees are on the ground. 0
- verb knee If you knee someone, you hit them using your knee. 0
- noun knee the joint of the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella 0
- noun knee the area surrounding and above this joint 0
- noun knee reaching or covering the knee 0
- noun knee a corresponding or similar part in other vertebrates 0
- noun knee the part of a garment that covers the knee 0
- noun knee the upper surface of a seated person's thigh 0
- noun knee anything resembling a knee in action, such as a device pivoted to allow one member angular movement in relation to another 0
- noun knee anything resembling a knee in shape, such as an angular bend in a pipe 0
- noun knee any of the hollow rounded protuberances that project upwards from the roots of the swamp cypress: thought to aid respiration in waterlogged soil 0
- verb knee to strike, nudge, or push with the knee 0
- noun knee the joint between the thigh and the lower part of the human leg 0
- noun knee the front part of the leg at this joint 0
- noun knee a joint regarded as corresponding or similar to the human knee, as a joint in the leg of a quadruped or bird 0
- noun knee anything resembling or suggesting a knee, esp. a bent knee 0
- noun knee a bent piece of wood used as a brace 0