knackered /'naekad; NAmE -kard/ adj. (BrE, slang) 1 [not usually before noun] extremely tired jgjgcAlg

KTTO exhausted, worn out 2 too old or broken to use

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knacker’s yard (also the knackers) noun [usually sing.] (iold-fashioned, BrE) a place where old and injured horses are taken to be killed

knap-sack /'naepsaek/ noun (old-fashioned or NAmE) a small rucksack /Jsflp'k

knave /neiv/ noun 1 (old-fashioned) = jack /?.(3): the knave of clubs fei&JnL 2 {old use) a dishonest man or

boy   ( j£HS ) ;

knead /ni:d/ verb [VN] 1 to press and stretch dough, wet clay, etc. with your hands to make it ready to use & , g ( UHL IS ± ^ ) 2 to rub and squeeze muscles, etc. especially to relax them or to make them less painful »g,       ( Mm )

knee On /nfc/ noun, verb

» noun 1 the joint between the top and bottom parts of the leg where it bends in the middle 0 ; 0 H; 0 A A: a knee injury 0A73S/fti 0 I grazed my knee when I fell.$tWT"&, fE0M]gfik7o o He went down on one knee and asked her to marry him. ftfe#-0®IT [ft ife A ftjf „ o She was on her knees scrubbing the kitchen floor.         —picture o body

2 the part of a piece of clothing that covers the knee ( H7(ft ) 017 These jeans are tom at the knee. j&A mH0MSPJL$7o o a knee patch 0«*hT 3 the top surface of the upper part of the legs when you are sitting down (    ) AMlH±lftffi PETTO lap: Come

and sit on Daddy’s knee.   Is II HI ±„ FTTOl bring

sb to their knees to defeat sb, especially in a war ( X ^$77 ) ttEAA, fc*AJS0&l$ bring sth to its knees to badly affect an organization, etc. so that it can no longer function        {£ (    ) 0M

( M m 'M ) : The strikes brought the industry to its knees.     All. put sb over your

knee to punish sb by making them lie on top of your knee and hitting their bottom ft] ^ A #E7E 0 h Is — more at bee, bend v., mother /?., weak

■                  verb (kneed, kneed) [VN] to hit or push sb/sth with your

knee ( ^1 ) : He kneed his attacker in the

groin.

knee-cap /'niikaep/ noun, verb

m noun the small bone that covers the front of the knee 0M#; ffc# PETTO patella — picture o body

■                  verb (-pp-) [VN] to shoot or break sb’s kneecaps as a form

of punishment that is not official and is illegal jfj ^0^#,        ) ►knee-cap-ping

noun [C, U]

, knee-'deep adj. up to your knees $j£0.(ft; ffBW (ft: The snow was knee-deep in places. IfeAlft it EI;?r0 If To o (figurative) I was knee-deep in work. ^

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knee- high adj. high enough to reach your knees 0 it5 |ft IR71 knee-high to a grasshopper (informal, humorous) very small; very young ^/Jn;

'knee-jerk adj. [only before noun] (disapproving) produced automatically, without any serious thought [ft; A ££ JS. # # 7 ftj: It was a knee-jerk reaction on her part.

kneel /ni:l/ verb (knelt, knelt /nelt/) (NAmE also kneeled, kneeled) [V] ~ (down) to be in or move into a position where your body is supported on your knee or knees Sfe;        IfeT: a kneeling figure JM $JAI£ 0 We

knelt (down) on the ground to examine the tracks. ft]

' knee-length adj. long enough to reach your knees A: R 0 bP ift : knee-length shorts/socks R R 0 £ft M if /

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'knees-up noun [usually sing.] (BrE, informal) a noisy party, with dancing lM(ft%t:ilt£-;

'knee trembler noun (informal) an act of sex that is done standing up

knell /nel/ noun [sing.] = death knell knelt pt, pp of kneel

knew pt of know .Knickerbocker 'Glory noun (BrE) a dessert (= sweet dish) consisting of ice cream, fruit and cream in a tall glass

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knickerbockers /'mkabnkez; NAmE 'mkarbaikarz/ (NAmE also knick-ers) noun [pi.] short loose trousers/ pants that fit tightly just below the knee, worn especially in the past ( A JIMB Btf ^ ift 0 T 31 (ft )

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knick-ers /‘mkaz; NAmE -karz/ noun [pi.] 1 (BrE) (also pan-ties NAmE, BrE) a piece of women’s underwear that covers the body from the waist to the tops of the legs : a pair of knickers       2 (NAmE)

= knickerbockers ► knick-er adj. [only before noun]: knicker elastic ( X     get your

'knickers in a twist (BrE, slang) to become angry, confused or upset A;  M; ‘$t $1 — more at wet v.

knick-knack /'mk naek/ noun [usually pi.] (sometimes disapproving) a small decorative object in a house ( 7fiW ) /HgtfrtJ, /Jn«« BQEl ornament knife On /naif/ noun, verb

xnoun (pi. knives /naivz/) a sharp blade with a handle, used for cutting or as a weapon 71: knives and forks 71 X o a sharp knife #fi](ft7J 0 a bread knife (= one for cutting bread) fUMRlTl 0 She was murdered in a fren­zied knife attack.       —picture o cutlery

— see also flick knife, jackknife, palette knife,

PAPERKNIFE, PENKNIFE, STANLEY KNIFE tHITH the 'knives are out (for sb) the situation has become so bad that people are preparing to make one person take the blame, for example by taking away their job (

A ) M71MM,        like a knife through 'butter

(informal) easily; without meeting any difficulty gllr I put/stick the knife in | put/stick the knife into sb (informal) to be very unfriendly to sb and try to harm them ft % A ff IS £         ; jjp # 7 ^ A

turn/twist the knife (in the wound) to say or do sth unkind deliberately; to make sb who is unhappy feel even more unhappy   ( $L\ft ) ;

P ±jffcifc under the 'knife (informal) having a medical operation     A;

a verb [VN] to injure or kill sb with a knife fDTli^W ( SKA