knee

/ni/

IPA: /N IY1/

noun
  1. 1

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

    โ€œPenny was wearing a miniskirt, so she skinned her exposed knees when she fell.โ€

  2. 2

    In the horse and allied animals, the carpal joint, corresponding to the wrist in humans.

  3. 3

    The part of a garment that covers the knee.

  4. 4

    A piece of timber or metal formed with an angle somewhat in the shape of the human knee when bent.

  5. 5

    An act of kneeling, especially to show respect or courtesy.

    โ€œTo make a knee.โ€

  6. 6

    Any knee-shaped item or sharp angle in a line; an inflection point.

    โ€œthe knee of a graphโ€

  7. 7

    A blow made with the knee; a kneeing.

verb
  1. 1

    To kneel to.

    โ€œ1605: I could as well be brought / To knee his throne and, squire-like, pension beg / To keep base life afoot. โ€” William Shakespeare, King Lear II.iiโ€

  2. 2

    To poke or strike with the knee.

  3. 3

    To move on the knees; to use the knees to move.

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/knee