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knee
(nē)n.
1.
a. The joint between the thigh and the lower leg, formed by the articulation of the femur and the tibia and covered anteriorly by the patella.
b. The region of the leg that encloses and supports this joint.
2. An analogous joint or part of a leg of a quadruped vertebrate.
3. The joint between the femur and the tibia in an insect leg.
4. Something resembling the human knee, such as a bent piece of pipe.
5. The part of a garment, as of trousers, that covers the knee.
6. A vertical, often conical, woody projection arising from the roots of certain swamp-growing trees: cypress knees.
tr.v. kneed, knee·ing, knees
Idiom: To strike with the knee.
take a knee
1. To kneel down on one knee.
2. Football To kneel down on one knee while holding the ball so as to down the ball, as in one's own end zone for a touchback.
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knee
(niː)n
1. (Anatomy) the joint of the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella. Technical name: genu
2. (Anatomy)
a. the area surrounding and above this joint
b. (modifier) reaching or covering the knee: knee breeches; knee socks.
3. (Zoology) a corresponding or similar part in other vertebrates
4. the part of a garment that covers the knee
5. the upper surface of a seated person's thigh: the child sat on her mother's knee.
6. (Tools) anything resembling a knee in action, such as a device pivoted to allow one member angular movement in relation to another
7. (Tools) anything resembling a knee in shape, such as an angular bend in a pipe
8. (Botany) any of the hollow rounded protuberances that project upwards from the roots of the swamp cypress: thought to aid respiration in waterlogged soil
9. bend the knee bow the knee to kneel or submit
10. bring someone to his or her knees to force someone into submission
11. bring something to its knees to cause something to be in a weakened or impoverished state
vb, knees, kneeing or kneed
(tr) to strike, nudge, or push with the knee
[Old English cnēow; compare Old High German kneo, Old Norse knē, Latin genu]
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knee
(ni)n., v. kneed, knee•ing. n.
1. the joint of the human leg that allows for movement between the femur and tibia and is covered by the patella; the central area of the leg between the thigh and the lower leg.
2. a joint superficially similar to but not anatomically homologous with the human knee, as the tarsal joint of a bird or the carpal joint in the forelimb of a horse or cow.
3. the part of a garment covering the knee.
4. something resembling a bent knee, as a rigid or braced angle between two framing members.
5. a woody growth projecting from the roots of certain swamp-growing trees, as the bald cypress.
v.t. 6. to strike or touch with the knee.
Idioms: bring someone to his or her knees, to force someone into submission or compliance.
[before 900; Middle English cneo, Old English cnēo(w); c. Old Saxon knio, Old High German chniu, kneo, Old Norse knē, Latin genu, Greek góny, Skt janu knee]
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knee
Past participle: kneed
Gerund: kneeing
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| Noun | 1. |  knee - hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patellakneecap, kneepan, patella - a small flat triangular bone in front of the knee that protects the knee joint musculus articularis genus - the articular muscle of the knee genicular vein, vena genus - veins that drain blood from structures around the knee; empty into the popliteal vein leg - a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle ginglymoid joint, ginglymus, hinge joint - a freely moving joint in which the bones are so articulated as to allow extensive movement in one plane |
| 2. |  knee - joint between the femur and tibia in a quadruped; corresponds to the human kneehind leg - the back limb of a quadruped articulatio, joint, articulation - (anatomy) the point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton (especially if it allows motion) | |
| 3. | knee - the part of a trouser leg that provides the cloth covering for the knee cloth covering - a covering made of cloth leg - a cloth covering consisting of the part of a pair of trousers that covers a person's leg |
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knee
nounCollins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
Translations
رُكْبَةٌرُكْبَة البَنْطَلونرُكْبَه
коляно
koleno
knæ
põlv
polvi
koljeno
térd
hné
ひざ
무릎
kelisiki keliųkelio girnelė
ceļgalscelis
koleno
koleno
knä
เข่า
đầu gối
knee
[niː]A. N (Anat) → rodilla f; [of garment] → rodilla f
on one's knees, on bended knee → de rodillas
to bow the knee to → humillarse ante, someterse a
a sharp pain nearly brought me to my knees → un dolor agudo hizo que casi me cayera de rodillas
the embargo has brought the country to its knees → el embargo ha llevado al país al borde del desastre
to fall on one's knees → caer de rodillas
to go or get down on one's knees → arrodillarse, ponerse de rodillas
to go or get down on one's knees to sb → arrodillarse ante algn
to go to sb on (one's) bended knees (fig) → suplicar a algn de rodillas
his knees were knocking → le temblaban las rodillas
see also weak A1
on one's knees, on bended knee → de rodillas
to bow the knee to → humillarse ante, someterse a
a sharp pain nearly brought me to my knees → un dolor agudo hizo que casi me cayera de rodillas
the embargo has brought the country to its knees → el embargo ha llevado al país al borde del desastre
to fall on one's knees → caer de rodillas
to go or get down on one's knees → arrodillarse, ponerse de rodillas
to go or get down on one's knees to sb → arrodillarse ante algn
to go to sb on (one's) bended knees (fig) → suplicar a algn de rodillas
his knees were knocking → le temblaban las rodillas
see also weak A1
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
knee
[ˈniː] n → genou m
He had grazed his knee → Il s'est égratigné le genou.
The woman got up off her knees and went over to him
BUT La femme agenouillée se leva et vint le voir.
to be on one's knees → être à genoux
He was on his knees → Il était à genoux.
to sit on sb's knee → s'asseoir sur les genoux de qn
to fall to one's knees → tomber à genoux
to bring sth to its knees [+ country, organization] → mettre qch à genoux
He had grazed his knee → Il s'est égratigné le genou.
The woman got up off her knees and went over to him
BUT La femme agenouillée se leva et vint le voir.
to be on one's knees → être à genoux
He was on his knees → Il était à genoux.
to sit on sb's knee → s'asseoir sur les genoux de qn
to fall to one's knees → tomber à genoux
to bring sth to its knees [+ country, organization] → mettre qch à genoux
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
knee
n → Knie nt; to be on one’s knees (lit, fig) → auf den Knien liegen; on one’s knees, on bended knee(s) (liter, hum) → kniefällig; to go (down) on one’s knees (lit) → niederknien, (sich) hinknien; (fig) → sich auf die Knie werfen; to go down on one’s knees to somebody (lit, fig) → sich vor jdm auf die Knie werfen, vor jdm einen Kniefall machen; to bow or bend the knee (to somebody) → (vor jdm) die Knie beugen; to bring somebody to his/her etc knees (lit, fig) → jdn in die Knie zwingen; to bring a country/a government to its knees → ein Land/eine Regierung in die Knie zwingen; he sank in up to the or his knees → er sank knietief or bis zu den Knien ein; I’ll put you over my knee in a minute → ich lege dich gleich übers Knie
vt → mit dem Knie stoßen; to knee somebody in the groin → jdm das Knie zwischen die Beine stoßen; he kneed his opponent in the chest → er hat seinem Gegner mit dem Knie eins gegen den Brustkasten gegeben (inf)
knee
:knee breeches
pl → Kniehose f, → Bundhose f
kneecap
n → Kniescheibe f
vt → die Kniescheibe(n) durchschießen (+dat)
knee-deep
knee jerk
n (Med) → Kniesehnenreflex m
kneejerk reaction
n → Kurzschlussreaktion f
knee joint
n (Med, Tech) → Kniegelenk nt
knee
:kneepad
n → Knieschützer m, → Knieleder nt
knee reflex
n → Kniesehnenreflex m
knee shot
n (TV, Film) → Halbtotale f
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
knee
[niː] n (Anat) (of garment) → ginocchioon one's knees → in ginocchio
on one's hands and knees → carponi
to go down on one's knees (to sb) → inginocchiarsi (davanti a qn)
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
knee
(niː) noun1. the joint at the bend of the leg. He fell and cut his knee; The child sat on her father's knee; She was on her knees weeding the garden; He fell on his knees and begged for mercy.
2. the part of an article of clothing covering this joint. He has a hole in the knee of his trousers.
ˈkneecap noun the flat, round bone on the front of the knee joint.
ˌknee-ˈdeep adjective reaching up to, or covered up to, one's knees. knee-deep water; He is knee-deep in water.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
knee
→ رُكْبَةٌ koleno knæ Knie γόνατο rodilla polvi genou koljeno ginocchio ひざ 무릎 knie kne kolano joelho колено knä เข่า diz đầu gối 膝盖Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
knee
n. rodilla, articulación del fémur, la tibia y la patela;
___ ankle foot orthosis → ortosis de la ___ y tobillo;
___ dislocation → dislocación de la ___;
___ joint → articulación de la ___;
___ protector → rodillera;
___ reflex → reflejo de la ___;
locked ___ → ___ bloqueada.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
knee
n rodilla; back of the — corvaEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.