knee (n )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. Something resembling the human knee, such as a bent piece of pipe. 4. The part of a garment, as of trousers, that covers the knee. 5. An abrupt woody projection arising from the roots of some swamp-growing trees: cypress knees. tr.v. kneed, knee·ing, knees To strike with the knee. [Middle English, from Old English cn o; see genu-1 in Indo-European roots.] |
knee [niː]
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / 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 Related adj genicular
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy)
a. the area surrounding and above this joint
b. (modifier) reaching or covering the knee knee breeches knee socks
3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / 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. (Engineering / Tools) anything resembling a knee in action, such as a device pivoted to allow one member angular movement in relation to another
7. (Engineering / Tools) anything resembling a knee in shape, such as an angular bend in a pipe
8. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) any of the hollow rounded protuberances that project upwards from the roots of the swamp cypress: thought to aid respiration in waterlogged soil
bend or bow the knee to kneel or submit
bring someone to his knees to force someone into submission
bring something to its knees to cause something to be in a weakened or impoverished state
vb knees, kneeing, kneed
(tr) to strike, nudge, or push with the knee
[Old English cnēow; compare Old High German kneo, Old Norse knē, Latin genu]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| 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 |
knee noun
Translations
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
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
knee
knee:
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
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)
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)
n knee [niː]
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 koleno knæ das Knie γόνατο (ως μέρος του σώματος) rodilla põlv زانو polvi genou בֶּרֶך घुटना koljeno térd lutut hné ginocchio ひざ 무릎 관절 kelis celis lutut knie kne kolano 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) koleno knæ das Knie(-stück) γόνατο (ως σημείο του παντελονιού) rodillera põlv سر زانو polvi genou בֶּרֶך 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 kniestuk kne kolano joelho genunchi колено (брюк) 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
n kneecap
the flat, round bone on the front of the knee joint. knieskyf رَضْفَه: صابونة الرُّكْبَه капачка на коляно čéška knæskal die Kniescheibe επιγονατίδα (το οστό που βρίσκεται μπροστά στο γόνατο) rótula 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 knieschijf kneskål rzepka kolanowa 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
adj knee-ˈdeep
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 po kolena knædyb knietief (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 kniea an knehøy, opp til knærne po kolana pelos joelhos până la genunchi по колено po kolená do kolen koji seže do kolena [] 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
knee → رُكبَة 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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