1. the joint of the leg that allows for movement between the femur and tibia and is protected by the patella; the central area of the leg between the thigh and the lower leg.
2. the corresponding joint or region in the hind leg of a quadruped; stifle.
3. a joint or region likened to this but not anatomically homologous with it, as the tarsal joint of a bird, the carpal joint in the forelimb of the horse or cow, etc.
4. the part of a garment covering the knee.
5. something resembling a bent knee, especially a rigid or braced angle between two framing members.
6. the inward curve toward the top of a cabriole leg.
7. Building Trades.
• the junction of the top and either of the uprights of a bent.
• a curved member for reinforcing the junction of two pieces meeting at an angle.
8. a stone cut to follow a sharp return angle.

9. to strike or touch with the knee.
10. to secure (a structure, as a bent) with a knee.

11. to go down on the knees; kneel.

12. to force someone into submission or compliance.
13. to squelch or humiliate (a person) suddenly and thoroughly: The speaker cut the heckler off at the knees.
14. on one's / its knees,
• in a supplicatory position or manner: I came to him on my knees for the money.
• in a desperate or declining condition: The country's economy is on its knees.
15. to kneel on one knee, usually with the opposite leg also bent at a 90-degree angle and placed forward with the foot on the ground, as in sports or as a posture in protests and demonstrations: Our soccer team would take a knee if a player on either team was injured.Organizers are coordinating so the crowds at every state capitol will take a knee in protest of racial injustice simultaneously, across time zones.

1. the joint of the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
• the area surrounding and above this joint
• reaching or covering the knee
3. 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
6. anything resembling a knee in action, such as a device pivoted to allow one member angular movement in relation to another
7. anything resembling a knee in shape, such as an angular bend in a pipe
8. any of the hollow rounded protuberances that project upwards from the roots of the swamp cypress: thought to aid respiration in waterlogged soil
9. to kneel or submit
10. to force someone into submission
11. to cause something to be in a weakened or impoverished state

12. to strike, nudge, or push with the knee

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