kneed

Variant of knee

noun

    1. the joint between the thigh and the lower part of the human leg
    2. the front part of the leg at this joint
  1. a joint regarded as corresponding or similar to the human knee, as a joint in the leg of a quadruped or bird
  2. anything resembling or suggesting a knee, esp. a bent knee; specif.,
    1. a bent piece of wood used as a brace
    2. a protuberant, woody growth on certain trees
  3. the part of a stocking, trouser leg, etc. that covers the knee

Origin: ME kne < OE cneow, akin to Ger knie < IE base *ĝeneu- > Sans jnu, Gr gony, gonia, L genu, a knee

transitive verb kneed, kneeing

  1. to hit or touch with the knee
  2. Carpentry to fasten with a knee (sense ) or knees
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