KNEES | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

Looking for the meaning of the word KNEES in English for both noun and verb forms from the Oxford Dictionary? Below, you can explore all possible meanings and definitions of KNEES with sentence examples. You can also use the “AUDIO PRONUNCIATION” track to check the correct pronunciation in British English.

Word: Knee

Speech Type: Verb

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: niː
Dialects: British English
Definition:

hit (someone) with one's knee

Short Definition:

hit with knee

Examples:
  • she kneed him in the groin

Word: Knee

Speech Type: Noun

Etymology:

Old English cnēow, cnēo, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch knie and German Knie, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin genu and Greek gonu

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: niː
Dialects: British English
Definition:

the joint between the thigh and the lower leg in humans

Short Definition:

joint between thigh and lower leg

Examples:
  • the ball bounced off his knee and ran out wide
  • a knee injury
Definition:

an angled piece of wood or metal frame used to connect and support the beams and timbers of a wooden ship.

Short Definition:

piece of wood connecting beams of ship

Definition:

an abrupt obtuse or approximately right-angled bend in a graph between parts where the slope varies smoothly.

Short Definition:

abrupt bend in graph

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