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polvi — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • knee noun The joint in the middle of the leg where the thigh bone meets the shin, allowing the leg to bend.
  • stifle verb To suppress or hold back something such as a sound, feeling, or reaction.

Senses

polvi is used for these senses in English:

  • genicular (anatomy) Relating to the knee.
  • genual (anatomy) Of or pertaining to a genu or to the knee.
  • knee (anatomy) In humans, the joint or the region of the joint in the middle part of the leg between the thigh and the shank.
  • stifle (zootomy) The joint between the femur and tibia in the hind leg of various four-legged mammals, especially horses, corresponding to the knee in humans.

knee — full definition

  1. noun The joint in the middle of the leg where the thigh bone meets the shin, allowing the leg to bend.
  2. verb To hit or push someone with the knee.

stifle — full definition

  1. verb To suppress or hold back something such as a sound, feeling, or reaction.
  2. verb To make breathing difficult, or to smother.
  3. noun In horses and other four-legged animals, the joint on the hind leg that corresponds to the human knee.

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