KNEES

/niːz/

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Definition

/niːz/

noun

In humans, the joint or the region of the joint in the middle part of the leg between the thigh and the shank.
“Penny was wearing a miniskirt, so she skinned her exposed knees when she fell.”
In the horse and allied animals, the carpal joint, corresponding to the wrist in humans.
The part of a garment that covers the knee.

verb

To kneel to.
“1605: I could as well be brought / To knee his throne and, squire-like, pension beg / To keep base life afoot. — William Shakespeare, King Lear II.ii”
To poke or strike with the knee.
To move on the knees; to use the knees to move.