Meaning

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

Definitions by Sense

1. (anatomy) In humans, the joint or the region of the joint in the middle part of the leg between the thigh and the shank.
2. In the horse and allied animals, the carpal joint, corresponding to the wrist in humans.
3. In birds:
4. The part of a garment that covers the knee.
5. (shipbuilding) A piece of timber or metal formed with an angle somewhat in the shape of the human knee when bent.
6. (archaic) An act of kneeling, especially to show respect or courtesy.
7. Any knee-shaped item or sharp angle in a line; an inflection point.
8. A blow made with the knee; a kneeing.

Example Sentences

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

He made him ſtoup perforce vnto his knee, / And doe vnwilling worſhip to the Saint, / That on his ſhield depainted he did ſee[…]

KORRIS: I have tasted your heart. You have been with them, but you are still "of" us. Do not deny the challenge of your destiny. Get off your knees and soar. Open your eyes and let the dream take flight.

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.

Give them title, knee, and approbation.

[…] and he made a knee to the Caesar of Patna, giving that man all honour due to him.

the knee of a graph

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.

Word Forms

• knees
• kneen
• kneeing
• kneed

Synonyms for knee

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When Should You Use Knee?

Use knee when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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