knee

Definitions

1. In humans, the joint or the region of the joint in the middle part of the leg between the thigh and the shank.
2. knee (joint or region of the joint in the middle part of the leg between the thigh and the shank)
3. In the horse and allied animals, the carpal joint, corresponding to the wrist in humans.
4. In birds:
5. The tarsal joint, uniting the tarsometatarsus and the tibiotarsus (homologous to the human ankle).
6. The joint uniting the tibiotarsus and the femur, typically hidden beneath plumage.
7. The part of a garment that covers the knee.
8. A piece of timber or metal formed with an angle somewhat in the shape of the human knee when bent.
9. An act of kneeling, especially to show respect or courtesy.
   archaic
10. Any knee-shaped item or sharp angle in a line; an inflection point.
11. A blow made with the knee; a kneeing.
12. The presence of a parent etc., where a young child acquires early knowledge.
    figuratively

Equivalents

90 more languages

Afrikaansknie

አማርኛጉልበት

العربيةالركبةركبة

Azərbaycan dilidiz

Беларускаякалена

Българскиколянонаколенник

বাংলাহাঁটু

བོད་སྐད།པུས་མོཞབས་པུས

Bosanskiceliškolenokolinokoljenoколенокољено+ 3 more

Catalàgenoll

Češtinakolenníkoleno

Cymraegglinpen-glinpen-lin

Danskknæ

Ελληνικάγόνατο

Esperantogenuosurgenuiĝo

Eestipõlv

Euskarabelaun

Suomietupolvipolvipolvistuapolvistuminen+ 1 more

Vosa Vakavitiduru

Gaeilgeglúin

Gàidhligglùinglùn

Galegoxeonllo

ગુજરાતીઘૂંટણ

Hausagwiwa

ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻikuli

עבריתברך

हिन्दीघुटनाघुटनी

Hrvatskiceliškolenokolinokoljenoколенокољено+ 3 more

Magyartérd

Հայերենծունկ

Bahasa Indonesiadengkullutut

Igboikpèlè

Íslenskahnékné

Italianoginocchio

日本語つぶし膝膝小僧

ქართულიმუხლი

Қазақ тілітізе

ភាសាខ្មែរជង្គង់

한국어蹁고뱅이무르팍무릎+ 1 more

Kurdîdizdurûgotîkulî+ 1 more

Кыргызчатизе

Latinageniculumgenugenuculum

LëtzebuergeschKnéi

Lingálalibolongolibongo

ລາວຫົວເຂົ່າ

Lietuviųkelis

Latviešucelis

Malagasylohalika

Te Reo Māorituri

Македонскиколено

മലയാളംകാൽമുട്ട്

Монголөвдөг

मराठीगुडघा

Bahasa Melayulututtuhut

Maltirkoppa

မြန်မာဒူး

Nederlandsknie

ଓଡ଼ିଆଆଣ୍ଠୁ

ਪੰਜਾਬੀگوڈاਗੋਡਾ

Polskikolanokolanowy

Portuguêsjoelho

Românăgenunchi

Русскийколенонаколенник

සිංහලදණදණහිස

Slovenčinakoleno

Slovenščinakoleno

Soomaalijilib

Shqipgju

Српскиceliškolenokolinokoljenoколенокољено+ 3 more

Sesotholengole

Svenskaknä

Kiswahiligoti

தமிழ்முழங்கால்

తెలుగుమోకాలు

Тоҷикӣзону

ไทยหัวเข่าเข้า

ትግርኛብርኪ

Türkmençedyz

Tagalogtuhod

Setswanalengole

Türkçedizparaçol

ئۇيغۇرچەتىز

Українськаколіннийколіно

اردوگھٹنا

O'zbekchatizza

Tiếng Việtđầu gốigỏigốitrốc gối+ 1 more

Wolofoom

isiXhosaidolo

Yorùbáeekunorunkun

isiZuluidolo

Examples

“Penny was wearing a miniskirt, so she skinned her exposed knees when she fell.”

“He made him ſtoup perforce vnto his knee, / And doe vnwilling worſhip to the Saint, / That on his ſhield depainted he did ſee[…]”

“KORRIS: I have⟳ tasted your heart. You have⟳ been with them, but you are still "of" us. Do not deny⟳ the challenge⟳ of your destiny. Get⟳ off your knees and soar. Open⟳ your eyes and let⟳ the dream⟳ take⟳ flight.”

“Deck beams were supported by hanging knees, triangular pieces of wood typically found underneath the timbers they are designed to support⟳, but in this case found above them.”

“Give⟳ them title, knee, and approbation.”

“[…] and he made a knee to the Caesar of Patna, giving that man all honour due to him.”

“the knee of a graph”

“Tante was groggy but not quite out so Winnie gave him a knee to the jaw that Rose had shown her, and that was enough. He slumped like⟳ a rag-doll to the floor.”

“The duty is, or should be, a thing taught at one's father's knee, and the structure⟳ of the family gently enforces it.”

“This has significant implications for sacramental theology which it seems Pusey even realised in the way he spoke of his early life and of learning all he knew about the Eucharist and the Catholic faith at his mother's knee, […]”

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