knee
nounADJ.
bony | bare | bent | drawn-up
I rested my chin on my drawn-up knees.| arthritic, bad, dodgy, injured, stiff, troublesome, twisted
VERB + KNEE
bend | straighten | draw up | hug
He hugged his knees to keep warm.| drop (down) on, drop to, fall on/to, go down on, sink to
He went down on his knees and begged for forgiveness.| sit on
She sat on her father's knee (= lap) while he read her a story.| sprain, twist | graze, skin | slap
He slapped his knee as he rocked with laughter.| pat
He patted her knee reassuringly.KNEE + VERB
buckle, give way
Suddenly her knees buckled and she fell to the floor.| knock, shake, tremble
KNEE + NOUN
injury, problem, trouble | operation, surgery | joint, ligament | socks | pad
PREP.
above the ~, across your ~s
She had a blanket draped across her knees.| at sb's ~
The children had learnt these stories at their mother's knee.| below the ~
His leg was missing below the knee.| between your ~s
If you hear the crash-landing warning, put your head between your knees.| in your ~
He's snapped a ligament in his knee.| on one ~
I went down on one knee to plug in the vacuum cleaner.| on your ~
I balanced the pile of books on my knees. He was on his knees, searching for the missing spring.| to your ~s
The blow knocked him to his knees.PHRASES
bring sth to its knees
(figurative) The fuel shortage brought the country to its knees within weeks.| on bended knee
(figurative) She would ask for a rise, but would not beg for one on bended knee.