knee


2knee

verb
kneedknee·ing

Definition of KNEE

transitive verb
1
archaic : to bend the knee to
2
: to strike with the knee

Examples of KNEE

  1. His attacker kneed him in the stomach.

First Known Use of KNEE

before 12th century

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