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KNEE
- to strike with the knee (a joint of the leg) [v KNEED, KNEEING, KNEES]
- the joint in the middle part of the leg
- to force someone into submission or compliance
- to squelch or humiliate (a person) suddenly and thoroughly
- in a supplicatory position or manner
- in a desperate or declining condition
- a joint in the middle part of the human leg that is the articulation between the femur, tibia, and patella
- piece of timber naturally or artificially bent for use in supporting structures coming together at an angle (as the deck beams of a ship)
- rounded or conical process rising from the roots of various swamp-growing trees cypress knee
- blow with the bent knee
- to strike with a joint of the leg [v KNEED, KNEEING, KNEES]