Collocations for knee - noun
ADJECTIVE
left,
right
bony, knobbly, knobby (esp. AmE)
bare
bent
drawn-up
I rested my chin on my drawn-up knees.
bony, knobbly, knobby (esp. AmE)
bare
bent
drawn-up
I rested my chin on my drawn-up knees.
arthritic,
bad,
bum (AmE,informal),
dodgy (BrE,informal),
troublesome,
weak
sore, stiff
injured, scraped, skinned (esp. AmE), twisted
artificial
An artificial knee was later inserted.
sore, stiff
injured, scraped, skinned (esp. AmE), twisted
artificial
An artificial knee was later inserted.
VERB + knee
bend,
flex
straighten
draw up, pull, pull up, tuck, tuck up
I tucked my knees under my chin.
She sat up and pulled her knees to her chest.
straighten
draw up, pull, pull up, tuck, tuck up
I tucked my knees under my chin.
She sat up and pulled her knees to her chest.
hug
He hugged his knees to keep warm.
He hugged his knees to keep warm.
drop down on,
drop on,
drop to,
fall on,
fall to,
get down on,
go down on,
sink to
He went down on his knees and begged for forgiveness.
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.
She sat on her father's knee (= lap) while he read her a story.
blow (AmE,informal),
blow out (AmE,informal),
hurt,
injure,
sprain,
twist
I injured my knee and had to have surgery.
I injured my knee and had to have surgery.
graze,
scrape,
skin
slap
He slapped his knee as he rocked with laughter.
slap
He slapped his knee as he rocked with laughter.
pat
He patted her knee reassuringly.
He patted her knee reassuringly.
knee + VERB
buckle,
give way,
weaken
Suddenly her knees buckled and she fell to the floor.
Rita felt her knees weakening.
Suddenly her knees buckled and she fell to the floor.
Rita felt her knees weakening.
knock,
shake,
tremble,
wobble
ache, hurt
ache, hurt
knee + NOUN
injury,
problem,
sprain,
trouble
operation, replacement, surgery
brace
He refuses to wear a knee brace.
operation, replacement, surgery
brace
He refuses to wear a knee brace.
joint,
ligament
socks
pad
socks
pad
PREPOSITION
above the knee
across your knees
She had a blanket draped across her knees.
across your knees
She had a blanket draped across her knees.
at sb's knee
The children had learned these stories at their mother's knee.
The children had learned these stories at their mother's knee.
below the knee
His leg was missing below the knee.
His leg was missing below the knee.
between your knees
If you hear the crash-landing warning, put your head between your knees.
If you hear the crash-landing warning, put your head between your knees.
in your knee
He's snapped a ligament in his knee.
He's snapped a ligament in his knee.
on one knee
I went down on one knee to plug in the vacuum cleaner.
I went down on one knee to plug in the vacuum cleaner.
on your knee
I balanced the pile of books on my knees.
He was on his knees, searching for the missing spring.
I balanced the pile of books on my knees.
He was on his knees, searching for the missing spring.
to one knee
He dropped to one knee.
He dropped to one knee.
to your knees
The blow knocked him to his knees.
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.
The fuel shortage brought the country to its knees within weeks.
on your hands and knees
I was on my hands and knees, looking for my key.
I was on my hands and knees, looking for my key.
on bended knee
(figurative)
She would ask for help, but would not beg for it on bended knee.
She would ask for help, but would not beg for it on bended knee.