🦵knee

Meaning

the joint between the thigh and the lower leg

the joint connecting the thigh and the lower leg in humans

Example Sentences

He hurt his knee while playing football.

He fell and scraped his knee on the pavement.

Example Expressions

cut off at the knees

Synonyms

joint, kneecap, patella, articulation

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joint, kneecap, patella, articulation

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kneecap, patella

Antonyms

straight leg, extension

Collocations

bend the knee, knee pain, knee surgery, knee injury, knee cap, knee bend

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bend the knee, knee pain, knee surgery, knee injury

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knee cap, knee injury, knee surgery, knee bend

More Example Sentences

My knee hurts.

I twisted my knee.

How is your knee pain now?

The water rose to our knees.

I had a fall last week, and my knee has been hurting since then.