knee
- noun
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The joint in the middle of your leg, where the leg bends.
I fell off my bike and badly scraped my left knee.
The water in the stream came up to our knees.
He rested the laptop on his knees during the train journey.
Her knees hurt every time she climbs the stairs.
Common collocations: bend your knee · on your knees · a knee injury · up to the knees · grazed knee
Part of: Parts of the body, Exercise and fitness
Forms
- plural
- knees