knee

🇺🇸 /niː/ 🇬🇧 /niː/
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noun
A2

The joint in the middle of your leg that bends.

I hurt my knee when I fell on the ground.

A2

The part of pants or clothes that covers your knee.

There's a hole in the knee of my jeans.

R

The flat top part of your legs when you sit down.

The child sat on her father's knee.

verb
R

To hit or push someone with your knee.

He used his knee to push the door open.

translation

n. The joint in the middle of your leg that bends.; The part of pants or clothes that covers your knee.; The flat top part of your legs when you sit down.
v. To hit or push someone with your knee.

Word Forms

Plural knees
Past kneed
Progressive kneeing

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