Definition, Meaning, Synonyms & Anagrams | English word KNEE

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Definitions of KNEE

1. In humans, the joint or the region of the joint in the middle part of the leg between the thigh and the shank.
2. In the horse and allied animals, the carpal joint, corresponding to the wrist in humans.
3. The part of a garment that covers the knee.
4. Any knee-shaped item or sharp angle in a line; an inflection point.
5. A blow made with the knee; a kneeing.
6. (shipbuilding) A piece of timber or metal formed with an angle somewhat in the shape of the human knee when bent.
7. (archaic) An act of kneeling, especially to show respect or courtesy.
8. (figurative) The presence of a parent etc., where a young child acquires early knowledge.
9. (transitive, archaic) To kneel to.
10. (transitive) To poke or strike with the knee.
11. (reflexive) To move on the knees; to use the knees to move.

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Examples of Using KNEE in a Sentence

• In global terms, "boxing" today is also a set of combat sports focused on striking, in which two opponents face each other in a fight using at least their fists, and possibly involving other actions, such as kicks, elbow strikes, knee strikes, and headbutts, depending on the rules.
• The disease is characterized by slowly progressive weakness and wasting of both proximal muscles (located on or close to the torso) and distal muscles (close to hands or feet), most apparent in the finger flexors and knee extensors.
• A kick is a physical strike using the leg, in unison usually with an area of the knee or lower using the foot, heel, tibia (shin), ball of the foot, blade of the foot, toes or knee (the latter is also known as a knee strike).
• Unlike kickboxing styles such as Muay Thai, which allow knee and/or shin strikes in competitive bouts, savate involves striking exclusively with one's feet, but participants can nonetheless target any part of the body.
• At the advance of Agesilaus' forces, instead of giving the order to charge, Chabrias famously orders his men at ease—with the spear remaining pointing upwards instead of towards the enemy, and the shield leaning against the left knee instead of being hoisted against the shoulder.
• The thigh is between the hip and knee, while the calf (rear) and shin (front), or shank, are between the knee and ankle.
• The pulse may be palpated in any place that allows an artery to be compressed near the surface of the body, such as at the neck (carotid artery), wrist (radial artery or ulnar artery), at the groin (femoral artery), behind the knee (popliteal artery), near the ankle joint (posterior tibial artery), and on foot (dorsalis pedis artery).
• Despite a career plagued with injuries, beginning with his knee injury in the 1951 World Series, he became one of the greatest offensive threats in baseball history, and was able to hit for both average and power.
• According to a study performed at Stanford University, 21% of the injuries observed in elite college athletes caused them to miss at least one day of sports activity, and approximately 77% of these injuries involved the knee, leg, ankle, or foot.
• Iliotibial band syndrome (ITBS) is the second most common knee injury, and is caused by inflammation located on the lateral aspect of the knee due to friction between the iliotibial band and the lateral epicondyle of the femur.
• After he entered his own house as a guest of Penelope disguised as a beggar, Eurycleia bathed him and recognized him by a scar just above his knee, which he got from a boar while boar hunting with his grandfather Autolycus.
• He had a crooked neck and is said to have always slept with the head of a Connachtman under his knee.
• on March 14, 1997, President Bill Clinton fell on the steps and twisted his knee at golfer Greg Norman's 80-acre oceanside estate in Hobe Sound.
• Local tradition holds that the conductor would holler instructions to people climbing aboard the train to "Knee On" and this was corrupted into the present name, replacing Chip.
• Samples of the 15-minute cut "(Not Just) Knee Deep" can be heard on Digital Underground's "Kiss You Back"; the track has also been used by De La Soul for their song "Me Myself and I".
• Edgar Bear Runner - Citizen used by the FBI to negotiate with AIM occupiers during the Wounded Knee incident, survivor of the Pine Ridge Reign of Terror carried out by FBI, local law enforcements, and the paramilitary GOONs.
• Dimas is the most decorated Greek athlete in the Olympics and is widely considered one of the greatest weightlifters of all time, having been three times Olympic Gold Medalist (in his fourth Olympiad, a knee injury notwithstanding, he won the bronze medal), and three times World Champion.
• Growing up, Fink, Petersen, and Baechle skateboarded in their free time, until Fink developed knee problems, which shifted their hobbies towards making music.
• The modern optical mouse which uses digital image correlation and which works on almost any surface was invented in 2000 by Gary Gordon, Derek Knee, Rajeev Badyal and Jason Hartlove, and awarded US Patent 6,433,780.
• Stockings (also known as hose, especially in a historical context) are close-fitting, variously elastic garments covering the leg from the foot up to the knee or possibly part or all of the thigh.
• He also assisted in brokering a deal between the FBI and American Indian Movement protestors during the Wounded Knee incident of 1973.
• Track 2 contents elements from "(Not Just) Knee Deep" by Funkadelic (1979) and "Eulogy and Light" by Funkadelic (1970).
• The top of the femur fits into a socket in the pelvis called the hip joint, and the bottom of the femur connects to the shinbone (tibia) and kneecap (patella) to form the knee.
• In humans and other primates, the knee joins the thigh with the leg and consists of two joints: one between the femur and tibia (tibiofemoral joint), and one between the femur and patella (patellofemoral joint).
• There are eleven dance moves applicable, each one a different combination of four buttons: six "basic" ones (the sway, shoulder shimmy, point and sway, knee wiggle, twirl, and shuffle) and five "special" moves (freestyle point, freestyle wave, hip wiggle, and side-jump).

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