KNEE


Meaning of KNEE in English

/ niː; NAmE / noun , verb

■ noun

1.

the joint between the top and bottom parts of the leg where it bends in the middle :

a knee injury

I grazed my knee when I fell.

He went down on one knee and asked her to marry him.

She was on her knees scrubbing the kitchen floor.

—picture at body

2.

the part of a piece of clothing that covers the knee :

These jeans are torn at the knee.

a knee patch

3.

the top surface of the upper part of the legs when you are sitting down

SYN lap :

Come and sit on Daddy's knee.

IDIOMS

- bring sb to their knees

- bring sth to its knees

- put sb over your knee

—more at bee , bend verb , mother noun , weak

■ verb

( kneed , kneed ) [ vn ] to hit or push sb/sth with your knee :

He kneed his attacker in the groin.

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WORD ORIGIN

Old English cnēow , cnēo , of Germanic origin; related to Dutch knie and German Knie , from an Indo-European root shared by Latin genu and Greek gonu .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.