kneed
Variant of knee
knee
definition
knee (nē)
noun
- the joint between the thigh and the lower part of the human leg
- the front part of the leg at this joint
- a joint regarded as corresponding or similar to the human knee, as a joint in the leg of a quadruped or bird
- anything resembling or suggesting a knee, esp. a bent knee; specif.,
- a bent piece of wood used as a brace
- a protuberant, woody growth on certain trees
- the part of a stocking, trouser leg, etc. that covers the knee
Etymology: ME kne < OE cneow, akin to Ger knie < IE base *ĝeneu- > Sans jnu, Gr gony, gonia, L genu, a knee
knee Idioms
bring to one's knees
to force to submit or give in
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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