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单词 knock knees
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Definition of knock knees in English:

knock knees

plural noun
  • A condition in which the legs curve inwards so that the feet are apart when the knees are touching.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Inadequate bone formation leads to bending in weight-bearing bones, giving rise to bow legs and knock knees.
    • This could be due to joint deformities like bow legs and knock knees, which produce a misalignment and overload on one half of the joint.
    • Most kids show a moderate tendency toward knock knees between the ages of 4 and 6, as the body goes through a natural alignment shift.

Derivatives

  • knock-kneed

  • adjectiveˌnɒkˈniːdˌnɑkˈnid
    • (of a person) having legs that curve inwards so that the feet are apart when the knees are touching.

      the patient had a distinctly knock-kneed gait
      Example sentencesExamples
      • I'm knock-kneed and slightly pigeon toed so I have trouble with just plain ‘ol walking.
      • He attempts to prove his versatility and ambition by directing a soppy historical romance featuring not one, but two pairs of knock-kneed intellectuals falling hopelessly in love.
      • Many children will look bowlegged when they start to walk and then knock-kneed between three to seven years.
 
 

Definition of knock knees in US English:

knock knees

plural nounˈnɑk ˌnizˈnäk ˌnēz
  • A condition in which the legs curve inward so that the feet are apart when the knees are touching.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Inadequate bone formation leads to bending in weight-bearing bones, giving rise to bow legs and knock knees.
    • Most kids show a moderate tendency toward knock knees between the ages of 4 and 6, as the body goes through a natural alignment shift.
    • This could be due to joint deformities like bow legs and knock knees, which produce a misalignment and overload on one half of the joint.
 
 
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