knee

noun · verbA1

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noun

Plural noun:

kneeskneen

1.
(anatomy) In humans, the joint or the region of the joint in the middle part of the leg between the thigh and the shank.
Penny was wearing a miniskirt, so she skinned her exposed knees when she fell.
2.
In the horse and allied animals, the carpal joint, corresponding to the wrist in humans.
3.
In birds:
4.
The part of a garment that covers the knee.
5.
(shipbuilding) A piece of timber or metal formed with an angle somewhat in the shape of the human knee when bent.
6.
(archaic)An act of kneeling, especially to show respect or courtesy.
7.
Any knee-shaped item or sharp angle in a line; an inflection point.
the knee of a graph
8.
A blow made with the knee; a kneeing.
9.
(figuratively)(figurative) The presence of a parent etc., where a young child acquires early knowledge.

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verb

V_es/s

knees

V_ing/Gerund

kneeing

V_ed/pp

kneed

1.
(archaic, transitive)To kneel to.
2.
(transitive)To poke or strike with the knee.
When I blocked her from leaving, she kneed me in the groin.
3.
(reflexive)To move on the knees; to use the knees to move.

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Nguồn gốc từ

Middle English kne, from Old English cnēow, from *kneu, from Proto-Germanic *knewą, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵnéw-o-m, a thematic derivative of *ǵónu.