knee

  • 11knee — knee1 W2S2 [ni:] n [: Old English; Origin: cneow] 1.) the joint that bends in the middle of your leg ▪ Lucy had a bandage round her knee. on your knees ▪ She was on her knees (=kneeling) weeding the garden. sink/fall/drop to your knees (=move so… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 12knee — {{11}}knee (n.) O.E. cneo, cneow knee, from P.Gmc. *knewam (Cf. O.N. kne, O.S. kneo, O.Fris. kni, M.Du. cnie, Du. knie, O.H.G. kniu, Ger. Knie, Goth. kniu), from PIE root *g(e)neu (Cf. Skt. janu, Avestan …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 13knee — n. 1) to bend one s knees 2) to dislocate; wrench one s knee 3) a trick ( defective ) knee 4) (fig.) at smb. s knee (she learned the language at her mother s knee) 5) (usu. fig.) on bended knee(s) * * * [niː] wrench one s knee a trick ( defective …

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  • 14knee — knee1 [ ni ] noun count *** 1. ) the part in the middle of your leg, where it bends: Bend your knees when you pick up heavy objects. We were up to our knees in mud. She wore a black dress reaching to just above the knee. Her knees buckled and she …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 15knee — [[t]ni͟ː[/t]] ♦♦♦ knees, kneeing, kneed 1) N COUNT: oft poss N Your knee is the place where your leg bends. He will receive physiotherapy on his damaged left knee. ...a knee injury. 2) N COUNT: poss N, oft on N If something or someone is on your… …

    English dictionary

  • 16knee — 1 /ni:/ noun (C) 1 the joint that bends in the middle of your leg: Lift using your knees, not your back. 2 the part of your clothes that covers your knee: holes in both knees 3 on sb s knee on the top part of your legs when you are sitting down:… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 17knee — I. noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English cnēow; akin to Old High German kneo knee, Latin genu, Greek gony Date: before 12th century 1. a. a joint in the middle part of the human leg that is the articulation… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 18Knee — Recorded as Knee and Kneebone, these are English medieval surnames. Both are residential, and both appear to originate from now lost medieval villages. Knee is a developed form of the pre 7th century word cneo meaning knee, and may have described …

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  • 19knee — I UK [niː] / US [nɪ] noun [countable] Word forms knee : singular knee plural knees *** 1) a) the part in the middle of your leg, where it bends Shirley sat in the corner, hugging her knees. We were up to our knees in mud. a serious knee injury… …

    English dictionary

  • 20knee — [[t]ni[/t]] n. v. kneed, knee•ing 1) anat. the joint of the human leg that allows for movement between the femur and tibia and is covered by the patella; the central area of the leg between the thigh and the lower leg 2) a joint superficially… …

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