26984 words

knees

4 definitions • 8 examples
1
the middle joint of the leg that allows the leg to bend:

Examples:

on your hands and knees The baby was crawling around on her hands and knees.
on your knees He got/went down on his knees (= got into a position where his knees were on the ground) in front of the altar.
on someone's knee She took the child and sat it on her knee (= on the part of the leg above the knee when sitting down).
2
the part of a piece of clothing that covers the knee:

Examples:

She was wearing an old pair of trousers with rips at the knees.
3
to hit someone with your knee:

Examples:

knee someone in something She kneed him in the groin.
He was given a two-minute minor penalty for kneeing his opponent.
4
the middle joint of the leg:

Examples:

I stood in the water up to my knees.
He got down on his hands and knees to look for his contact lens.

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