Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - knee
Knee
knee
n. & v. --n. 1 a (often attrib.) the joint between the thigh and the lower leg in humans. b the corresponding joint in other animals. c the area around this. d the upper surface of the thigh of a sitting person; the lap (held her on his knee). 2 the part of a garment covering the knee. 3 anything resembling a knee in shape or position, esp. a piece of wood or iron bent at an angle, a sharp turn in a graph, etc. --v.tr. (knees, kneed, kneeing) 1 touch or strike with the knee (kneed the ball past him; kneed him in the groin). 2 colloq. cause (trousers) to bulge at the knee. Phrases and idioms bend (or bow) the knee kneel, esp. in submission. bring a person to his or her knees reduce a person to submission. knee-bend the action of bending the knee, esp. as a physical exercise in which the body is raised and lowered without the use of the hands. knee-breeches close-fitting trousers reaching to or just below the knee. knee-deep 1 (usu. foll. by in) a immersed up to the knees. b deeply involved. 2 so deep as to reach the knees. knee-high so high as to reach the knees. knee-hole a space for the knees, esp. under a desk. knee-jerk 1 a sudden involuntary kick caused by a blow on the tendon just below the knee. 2 (attrib.) predictable, automatic, stereotyped. knee-joint 1 = senses 1a, b of n. 2 a joint made of two pieces hinged together. knee-length reaching the knees. knee-pan the kneecap. knees-up Brit. colloq. a lively party or gathering. on (or on one's) bended knee (or knees) kneeling, esp. in supplication, submission, or worship. Etymology: OE cneo(w)
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I. noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English cnēow; akin to Old High German kneo ~, Latin genu, Greek gony Date: before 12th century 1. a joint in the middle part of the human leg that is the articulation between the femur, tibia, and patella, b. the joint in the hind leg of a four-footed vertebrate that corresponds to the human ~, the carpal joint of the foreleg of a four-footed vertebrate, the tarsal joint of a bird, the joint between the femur and tibia of an insect, something resembling the human ~: as, a piece of timber naturally or artificially bent for use in supporting structures coming together at an angle (as the deck beams of a ship), a rounded or conical process rising from the roots of various swamp-growing trees , the part of a garment covering the ~, a blow with the bent ~, ~d adjective II. transitive verb (~d; ~ing) Date: before 12th century to bend the ~ to, to strike with the ~ ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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