knee

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

To strike with the knee.

Idiom:

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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[Middle English, from Old English cnēo; see genu- in Indo-European roots.]

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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

Imperative

knee

knee

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	knee - hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella articulatio genus, genu, human knee, knee joint kneecap, 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 knee stifle hind 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

noun

Related words
technical name genu
adjective genal
fear genuphobia

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Translations

رُكْبَةٌرُكْبَة البَنْطَلونرُكْبَه

коляно

koleno

knæ

Knie

γόνατο

rodillarodillera

põlv

polvi

genou

koljeno

térd

hné

ginocchiodare una ginocchiatagambizzare

ひざ

무릎

kelisiki keliųkelio girnelė

ceļgalscelis

knie

kne

kolano

joelho

коленоколенкаколенный

koleno

koleno

knä

เข่า

diz

đầu gối

膝膝盖膝部

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

B. VT → dar un rodillazo a

C. CPD knee bend N → flexión f de piernas
knee breeches NPL → calzón m corto
knee jerk N → reflejo m rotular
knee joint N → articulación f de la rodilla
knee sock N → calcetín m alto

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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

vt [+ person] → donner un coup de genou à

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)

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knee

:

knee bend

n → Kniebeuge f; to do a knee → eine Kniebeuge machen

knee breeches

pl → Kniehose f, → Bundhose f

kneecap

n → Kniescheibe f

vt → die Kniescheibe(n) durchschießen (+dat)

knee-deep

adj → knietief; the water was knee → das Wasser ging mir etc bis zum Knie or war knietief; he was knee in mud → er steckte knietief im Schlamm

knee-high

adj → kniehoch, in Kniehöhe

knee jerk

n (Med) → Kniesehnenreflex m

kneejerk reaction

n → Kurzschlussreaktion f

knee joint

n (Med, Tech) → Kniegelenk nt

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knee

:

kneepad

n → Knieschützer m, → Knieleder nt

knee reflex

n → Kniesehnenreflex m

knee shot

n (TV, Film) → Halbtotale f

knee-slapper

n (inf) → Witz m → zum Totlachen (inf)

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knee

[niː] n (Anat) (of garment) → ginocchio
on 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) noun

1. 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. knie رُكْبَه коляно joelho koleno das Knie knæ γόνατοrodilla põlv زانو polvi genouברך घुटना koljeno térd lutut hné ginocchio ひざ 무릎 관절 kelis celis lutut knieknekolano ځنګون joelho genunchi колено koleno koleno koleno knä หัวเข่า diz 膝 коліно گھٹنے کا جوڑ đầu gối 膝

2. the part of an article of clothing covering this joint. He has a hole in the knee of his trousers. knieë رُكْبَة البَنْطَلون коляно (на панталон) joelho koleno das Knie(-stück) knæ γόνατοrodillera põlv سر زانو polvi genouברך पोशाक का वह भाग जो घुटनों को ढकता है, घुअने की आकृति या स्थिति की कोई वस्तु koljeno térd bagian lutut hné ginocchio ひざ 무릎 kelis ceļgals bahagian lutut kniestukknekolano د ځنګانه خواته،د ځنګون سر joelho genunchi колено koleno koleno koleno knä กางเกงขาสั้นยาวแค่หัวเข่า diz (褲裙的)及膝部份 коліно کسی لباس کا گھٹنے کے جوڑ کو ڈھنکنے والا حصہ đầu gối quần 膝部

ˈkneecap noun

the flat, round bone on the front of the knee joint. knieskyf رَضْفَه: صابونة الرُّكْبَه капачка на коляно patela čéška die Kniescheibe knæskal επιγονατίδαrótula kederluu کشکک زانو polvilumpio rotule פִּיקַת הַבֶרֶך चपनी घुटने का iver koljena térdkalács tempurung lutut hnéskel rotula ひざがしら 슬개골, 종지뼈 kelio girnelė ceļa kauliņš tempurung lutut knieschijfkneskål rzepka kolanowa د زنګون سر rótula rotulă коленная чашка jabĺčko pogačica čašica kolena knäskål กระดูกสะบ้าหัวเข่า dizkapağı 膝蓋骨 колінна чашечка گھٹنے کی چپنی xương bánh chè 膝盖骨

ˌknee-ˈdeep adjective

reaching up to, or covered up to, one's knees. knee-deep water; He is knee-deep in water. kniediep حَتّى الرُّكْبَه стигащ до коленете até os joelhos po kolena knietief knædyb (χωμένος ή βαθύς) ως τα γόνατα hasta las rodillas põlvini تا زانو polvensyvyinen (jusqu') aux genoux עָמוֹק עַד הַבִּרכַּיִים घुटने तक गहरा do koljena térdig érő sampai ke lutut hnédjúpur fino alle ginocchia ひざの深さの 무릎까지 오는 iki kelių līdz ceļiem separas lutut kniehoog, tot de knieën knehøy, opp til knærne po kolana ترځنګانه پورى pelos joelhos până la genunchi по колено po kolená do kolen koji seže do kolena [upp] till knäna ลึกระดับหัวเข่า diz boyu (derinliğinde) 深度及膝的 по коліно, до колін گھٹنوں گھٹنوں sâu đến tận đầu gối 齐膝深的

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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

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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 — corva

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