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/ni/ 
| singular | knee |
| plural | knees |
- 1the part in the middle of your leg, where it bends
Bend your knees when you pick up heavy objects.
We were up to our knees in mud.
She wore a black dress reaching to just above the knee.
Her knees buckled and she fell to the floor.
Shirley sat in the corner, hugging her knees.
a serious knee injury
fall/drop etc. to your knees (=put your knees on the ground):He dropped to his knees and started praying.
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