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knee
noun
the
joint
in
the
middle
of
your
leg
that
lets
it
bend
•
The
little
boy
fell
and
scraped
his
knee
.
The
little
boy
fell
and
scraped
his
knee
.
•
She
put
an
ice
pack
on
her
swollen
knee
after
jogging
around
the
park
.
She
put
an
ice
pack
on
her
swollen
knee
after
jogging
around
the
park
.
Old
English
cnéow
,
from
Proto-Germanic
*knewam
;
related
to
German
Knie
and
Dutch
knie
.
noun
the
part
of
trousers
,
socks
,
or
other
clothing
that
covers
the
knee
,
or
a
bend
in
an
object
that
looks
like
a
knee
•
There
was
a
big
hole
in
the
left
knee
of
his
jeans
.
There
was
a
big
hole
in
the
left
knee
of
his
jeans
.
•
The
pipe
has
a
90-degree
knee
to
let
the
water
turn
the
corner
.
The
pipe
has
a
90-degree
knee
to
let
the
water
turn
the
corner
.
Derived
from
the
basic
sense
of
the
body
joint
,
later
extended
to
objects
and
clothing
at
that
position
.
verb
-
knee
,
kneeing
,
knees
,
kneed
to
hit
,
push
,
or
strike
someone
or
something
with
your
knee
•
The
defender
accidentally
kneed
the
striker
in
the
thigh
.
The
defender
accidentally
kneed
the
striker
in
the
thigh
.
•
She
kneeed
the
punching
bag
to
build
leg
strength
.
She
kneeed
the
punching
bag
to
build
leg
strength
.
Verbal
use
of
the
noun
,
first
recorded
in
the
19th
century
.
