Another word for knee

knee Synonyms

knee

joint, knee joint, kneecap, patella, crook, bend, hinge, ginglymus joint, articulation of the femur and the tibia; see also bone.

bring to one's knees

beat, force to submit, coerce; see defeat 1, 2.

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She patted Fred's knee playfully.
She was squatting beside a goat, one knee lower than the other.
She dropped to her knee and pretended to retie her shoe.
She hugged her knees to her chest and rested her cheek on one knee, closing her eyes.
She didn't wait for him to step back but kicked his knee as hard as she could.

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