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kneecap
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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.

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

kneecap  (nkp)
See patella.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.kneecapkneecap - a small flat triangular bone in front of the knee that protects the knee joint
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
Verb1.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
Spanish kneecap [ˈniːkæp] vtdestrozar a tiros la rótula de
nrótula

French kneecap [ˈniːkæp] knee nrotule f
vttirer un coup de feu dans la rotule de

German kneecap [ˈniːkæp] knee nKniescheibe f
Italian kneecap [ˈniːkæp] nrotula
vtgambizzare

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PUNISHMENT: Pelosi has already kneecapped Crowley once before when Murtha, her stalwart supporter, engineered Crowley's upset defeat in the election for vice chair of the Democratic caucus in January of 2006.
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