kneecap

knee·cap  (nkp)

n.

1. See patella.

2. See kneepad.

tr.v. knee·capped, knee·cap·ping, knee·caps

To cripple by shooting in the legs, especially in the knees.

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kneecap

Noun

Anat a small flat triangular bone in front of and protecting the knee

Verb

[-capping, -capped]

(of terrorists) to shoot (a person) in the kneecap

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kneecap  (nkp)

See patella.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	kneecap - a small flat triangular bone in front of the knee that protects the knee joint kneepan, patella os sesamoideum, sesamoid, sesamoid bone - any of several small round bones formed in a tendon where it passes over a joint articulatio genus, genu, human knee, knee, knee joint - hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
Verb	1.	kneecap - shoot in the kneecap, often done by terrorist groups as a warning; "They kneecapped the industrialist" shoot, pip, hit - hit with a missile from a weapon

Translations

kneecap [ˈniːkæp] vt → destrozar a tiros la rótula de

n → rótula

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kneecap [ˈniːkæp] knee n → rotule f

vt → tirer un coup de feu dans la rotule de

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kneecap [ˈniːkæp] knee n → Kniescheibe f

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kneecap [ˈniːkæp] n → rotula

vt → gambizzare