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What does knee mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word knee? Here's what it means.

Noun
  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. (shipbuilding) A piece of timber or metal formed with an angle somewhat in the shape of the human knee when bent.
  5. (archaic) An act of kneeling, especially to show respect or courtesy.
  6. Any knee-shaped item or sharp angle in a line, "the knee of a graph", an inflection point.
  7. A blow made with the knee; a kneeing.
Verb
  1. (transitive, archaic) To kneel to.
  2. (transitive) To poke or strike with the knee.
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