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 [ˈniːˌkæp]

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) Anatomy a nontechnical name for patella

2. (Military / Arms & Armour (excluding Firearms)) another word for poleyn

vb -caps, -capping, -capped (tr)

(Military) (esp of certain terrorist groups) to shoot (a person) in the kneecap, esp as an act of retaliation

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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

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kneecap noun

Related words
technical name patella

Translations

kneecap [ˈniːkæp]

A. N (Anat) → rótula f

B. VT to kneecap sb → disparar a las rodillas a algn

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kneecap [ˈniːkæp]

n → rotule f

vt → tirer un coup de feu dans la rotule de
knee-deep [ˌniːˈdiːp] adj
The water was knee-deep → L'eau arrivait aux genoux.
They were knee-deep in mud → Ils avaient de la boue jusqu'aux genoux.
knee-high [ˌniːˈhaɪ] adj
a field of knee-high sunflowers → un champ de tournesols qui arrivaient à hauteur de genoux
knee-jerk [ˈniːdʒɜː^rk] adj [reaction] → réflexe

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kneecap [ˈniːˌkæp]

1. n (Anat) → rotula

2. vt → gambizzare

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kneecap [ˈniːˌkæp]

1. n (Anat) → rotula

2. vt → gambizzare

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kneecap → الرضفة čéška knæskal Kniescheibe επιγονατίδα rótula polvilumpio rotule čaška koljena rotula ひざがしら 슬개골 knieschijf kneskål rzepka rótula de joelho, rótula do joelho коленная чашка knäskål กระดูกสะบ้าหัวเข่า dizkapağı xương bánh chè 膝盖骨