Phrase guide

knee pad

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A protective garment worn on a knee to protect it from injury, for example due to a blow or a fall.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

protective garment consisting of a pad worn by football or baseball or hockey players

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: protective garment

History

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Across languages

Translations

18 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Belarusian: накаленнік (nakaljennik) — protection for a knee
  • Catalan: genollera — protection for a knee
  • Finnish: polvisuojus — protection for a knee
  • French: genouillère — protection for a knee
  • Galician: xeonlleira — protection for a knee
  • German: Knieschoner — protection for a knee
  • German: Knieschützer — protection for a knee
  • Greek: επιγονατίδα (epigonatída) — protection for a knee
  • Italian: ginocchiello — protection for a knee
  • Japanese: ニーパッド (nīpaddo) — protection for a knee
  • Korean: 무릎보호대 (mureupbohodae) — protection for a knee
  • Polish: nakolannik — protection for a knee
  • Romanian: genunchieră — protection for a knee
  • Russian: наколе́нник (nakolénnik) — protection for a knee
  • Spanish: rodillera — protection for a knee
  • Swedish: knäskydd — protection for a knee
  • Turkish: dizlik — protection for a knee
  • Walloon: djinolire — protection for a knee