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kneecap

DEFINITIONS OF: kneecap

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n a small flat triangular bone in front of the knee that protects the knee joint

Synonyms:
kneepan, patella
Type of:
os sesamoideum, sesamoid, sesamoid bone
any of several small round bones formed in a tendon where it passes over a joint

v shoot in the kneecap, often done by terrorist groups as a warning

“They kneecapped the industrialist”
Type of:
hit, pip, shoot
hit with a missile from a weapon
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