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| knee [ nee ] |
noun (plural knees) |
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1. middle joint of human leg: the joint of the human leg between the thigh and the lower leg, where the femur and the tibia meet, covered in front by the kneecap patella
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2. area around knee joint: the general area surrounding the knee joint
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3. upper leg: the upper surface of the thigh of somebody sitting down
  Come and sit on my knee.
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4. part of clothing: the part of a piece of clothing, especially pants, that fits around the knee
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5. leg joint in animals: the joint between the upper and lower parts of the hind legs in four-legged vertebrates and of the legs in birds
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6. growth from root: a woody outgrowth from the roots of some trees that grow in saturated soils or standing water, which protrudes above the surface and enables them to breathe
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7. object like knee: something that resembles the human knee, e.g. a bent pipe
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transitive verb (past and past participle kneed, present participle knee·ing, 3rd person present singular knees) |
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hit somebody with knee: to strike somebody with the uplifted knee
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| [ Old English cnēow< Indo-European, "to bend"] |
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bring somebody to his or her knees to reduce somebody to a state of abject weakness and vulnerability, or force somebody to admit defeat
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