adv. On the knee. [ R. ] Southey. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Same as Knock-knee. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. See Knock-kneed. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. See Knock-kneed. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. kne, cneo, As. cneó, cneów; akin to OS. knio, kneo, OFries. knī, G. & D. knie, OHG. chniu, chneo, Icel. knē, Sw. knä, Dan. knæ, Goth. kniu, L. genu, Gr. go`ny, Skr. jānu, √231. Cf. Genuflection. ] 1. In man, the joint in the middle part of the leg. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Anat.) (a) The joint, or region of the joint, between the thigh and leg. (b) In the horse and allied animals, the carpal joint, corresponding to the wrist in man. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Mech. & Shipbuilding) A piece of timber or metal formed with an angle somewhat in the shape of the human knee when bent. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. A bending of the knee, as in respect or courtesy. [ 1913 Webster ]

Give them title, knee, and approbation. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

Knee breeches. See under Breeches. --
Knee holly,
Knee holm (Bot.), butcher's broom. --
Knee joint. See in the Vocabulary. --
Knee timber, timber with knees or angles in it. --
Knee tribute, or
Knee worship, tribute paid by kneeling; worship by genuflection. [ Obs. ] “Knee tribute yet unpaid.” Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To supplicate by kneeling. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Fall down, and knee
The way into his mercy. Shak [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. (Zool.) A tuft or brush of hair on the knees of some species of antelopes and other animals; -- chiefly used in the plural. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Zool.) A thick mass or collection of hairs on the legs of bees, by aid of which they carry the collected pollen to the hive or nest; -- usually in the plural. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. (Anat.) A roundish, flattened, sesamoid bone in the tendon in front of the knee joint; the patella; the kneepan. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A cap or protection for the knee.

v. t. to break the knees of, especially by shooting in the kneecap; -- often done by criminal or terrorist groups as a warning or punishment.
Syn. -- knee-cap. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. Obsequious; fawning; cringing. “Knee-crooking knave.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. Having knees;- used chiefly in composition; as, in-kneed; out-kneed; weak-kneed. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Bot.) Geniculated; forming an obtuse angle at the joints, like the knee when a little bent; as, kneed grass. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. Rising to the knees; knee-high; as, water or snow knee-deep. [ 1913 Webster ]

Grass knee-deep within a month. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Sunk to the knees; as, men knee-deep in water. [ 1913 Webster ]

Where knee-deep the trees were standing. Longfellow. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Rising or reaching upward to the knees; as, the water is knee-high. [ 1913 Webster ]

. (Physiol.) A jerk or forward kick of the lower part of the leg produced by a blow or sudden strain upon the patellar tendon of the knee, which causes a sudden contraction of the quadriceps muscle; the patellar reflex. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. emotional and predictable; -- of certain people and their reactions to events. [ PJC ]

. a person of strong liberal convictions who reacts predictably and emotionally to certain events. [ PJC ]

. an immediate unthinking emotional reaction produced by an event or statement to which the reacting person is highly sensitive; -- in persons with strong feelings on a topic, it may be very predictable. [ PJC ]

n. 1. The joint of the knee. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Mach.) A toggle joint; -- so called because consisting of two pieces jointed to each other end to end, making an angle like the knee when bent. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Bot.) Geniculate; kneed. See Kneed, a., 2. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Knelt r Kneeled (nēld); p. pr. & vb. n. Kneeling. ] [ OE. knelen, cneolien; akin to D. knielen, Dan. knæle. See Knee. ] To bend the knee; to fall or rest on the knees; -- sometimes with down. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ The act of kneeling, when performed in front of a person, is often done as a sign of respect, humility, or supplication. It has a similar significance when performed in front of religious objects, such as an altar or shrine. [ PJC ]

And he kneeled down, and cried with a loud voice, Lord, lay not this sin to their charge. Acts vii. 60. [ 1913 Webster ]

As soon as you are dressed, kneel and say the Lord's Prayer. Jer. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. One who kneels or who worships by or while kneeling. Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A cushion or stool to kneel on, such as one attached to a pew in a church. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Eccl. Hist.) A name given to certain catechumens and penitents who were permitted to join only in parts of church worship. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a kneeling position. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Anat.) A roundish, flattened, sesamoid bone in the tendon in front of the knee joint; the patella; the kneecap. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A piece shaped like a knee; as, the kneepieces or ears of a boat. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Med.) A condition in which the knees are bent in so as to touch each other in walking; inknee.
Syn. -- knock-knees, genu valgum. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Having the legs bent inward so that the knees touch in walking. [ Written also knack-kneed. ]

n. 1. knock-knee.
Syn. -- knock-knee, genu valgum. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. (Zool.) A stone curlew. See under Stone. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Having weak knees; hence, easily yielding; wanting resolution. H. James. [ 1913 Webster ]