See Also: Knee(medicine)
Knee(health)
knee cap(dictionary)
knee(1)(dictionary)
knee(2)(dictionary)
veins of knee(medicine)
thick-knee(medicine)
locked knee(medicine)
knock-knee(medicine)
knee-deep(medicine)

knee(2) (iou)



knee verb. [ni:] Pa. t. & pple kneed. LOE.
[from the noun.]
a. verb intrans. Kneel or bow, esp. in reverence or submission (to). LOE-E17.
b. verb trans. Show reverence or submission to by kneeling or bending the knee. arch. L16.
verb trans. Make (one's way) on one's knees. rare. E17.
verb trans. Carpentry etc. Fasten (timbers) with a knee or knees. E18.
a. verb trans. Give a kneelike or angular bend to. Scot. E19.
b. verb intrans. Bend at an angle. Scot. E19.
verb trans. Disable (an animal) by making a cut in the knee. US. M19.
verb trans. Strike or touch with the knee; spec. strike (a person), esp. in the groin, deliberately with the knee. L19.
R. B. Parker I kneed him in the groin.
? Not recorded between ME and L16 (when re-formed).