Meaning & use
knee
The joint connecting the thigh and the lower leg, allowing the leg to bend.
See it in a sentence
He scraped his knee badly after falling off his bicycle.
The physical therapist showed her exercises to strengthen the muscles around the knee.
A note on using this word
"Knee" is also used as a verb meaning to hit someone with the knee, as in "he kneed the ball forward."
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