knee

[ nee ]
/ ni /

noun

verb (used with object), kneed, knee·ing.

to strike or touch with the knee.
to secure (a structure, as a bent) with a knee.

verb (used without object), kneed, knee·ing.

Obsolete. to go down on the knees; kneel.

Idioms for knee

Origin of knee

before 900; Middle English cneo, Old English cnēo(w); cognate with German, Dutch knie, Old Norse knē, Gothic kniu, Latin genu, Greek góny, Sanskrit jānu knee

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British Dictionary definitions for knee

knee
/ (niː) /

noun

verb knees, kneeing or kneed

(tr) to strike, nudge, or push with the knee

Word Origin for knee

Old English cnēow; compare Old High German kneo, Old Norse knē, Latin genu

Medical definitions for knee

knee
[ nē ]

n.

The joint between the thigh and the lower leg, formed by the articulation of the femur and the tibia and covered anteriorly by the patella.
The region of the leg that encloses and supports this joint.

Idioms and Phrases with knee

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