kneecap

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Synonyms 1.2.2 Translations 1.3 Verb 1.4 Related terms

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

knee + cap

[edit] Noun

kneecap (plural kneecaps)

1. The flat, roundish bone in the knee.

[edit] Synonyms

• (bone): knee-pan, patella, rotula

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[edit] Verb

to kneecap (third-person singular simple present kneecaps, present participle kneecapping, simple past and past participle kneecapped)

1. (transitive) To destroy the kneecaps of (a person), usually by shooting at the knees, as a punishment carried out by criminals or terrorists.

[edit] Related terms

• kneecapping
• kneecapper