 
		
		Definition of knee:
		
		
		(n) :
		
		in humans, the 
joint in the middle part of the 
leg; the joint, or region of the joint, between the thigh and leg
		
 
								
				"jessica was wearing shorts, so she skinned her exposed knees when she fell."
			
			
	
		
								
				"1605: I could as well be brought / To knee his throne and, squire-like, pension beg / To keep base life afoot. -- William Shakespeare, King Lear II.ii"