Synonyms:
knee, knee_joint, human_knee, articulatio_genus, genu
Meaning: hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
Synonyms:
stifle, knee
Meaning: joint between the femur and tibia in a quadruped; corresponds to the human knee
Synonyms:
knee
Meaning: the part of a trouser leg that provides the cloth covering for the knee
Usage examples
Raoul bent his knee to the ground.
Then they cried before him, Bow the knee!
"Come here and sit on my knee; I want to talk to you.
With Bewick on my knee, I was then happy: happy at least in my way.
Hold it so, on your knee; and, for Heaven's sake, don't part with it.'
He took her on his knee, and told her, in her own tongue, to try it again.
A bump on the library door, as from an opposing knee, did duty for a knock.
Have you any message to send?" and laying down his pen he drew her to his knee.
They had reached stasis, standing knee to knee, their faces only a few inches apart.
The left leg was drawn upward so that the knee almost touched the bullet-pierced stomach.