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1. (n.) kneecap
the patella.
2. kneecap
a protective covering for the knee.
3. (v.t.) kneecap
to cripple (a person) by shooting in the knee.
Etymology: (1650–60)
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| Definition of 'kneecap' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) patella, kneecap, kneepan
a small flat triangular bone in front of the knee that protects the knee joint
2. (verb) kneecap
shoot in the kneecap, often done by terrorist groups as a warning
"They kneecapped the industrialist"
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| Definition of 'kneecap' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) kneecap
the kneepan
2. (noun) kneecap
a cap or protection for the knee
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Sense: the flat, round bone on the front of the knee joint.
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 Afrikaans: knieskyf |
 Arabic: رَضْفَه: صابونة الرُّكْبَ |
 Bulgarian: капачка на коляно |
 Brazilian: patela |
 Czech: čéška |
 German: die Kniescheibe |
 Danish: knæskal |
 Greek: επιγονατίδα (το οστό που |
 Spanish: rótula |
 Estonian: kederluu |
 Farsi: کشکک زانو |
 Finnish: polvilumpio |
 French: rotule |
 Hebrew: פִּיקַת הַבֶרֶך |
 Hindi: चपनी घुटने का |
 Croatian: iver koljena |
 Hungarian: térdkalács |
 Indonesian: tempurung lutut |
 Icelandic: hnéskel |
 Italian: rotula |
 Japanese: ひざがしら |
 Korean: 슬개골, 종지뼈 |
 Lithuanian: kelio girnelė |
 Latvian: ceļa kauliņš |
 Malay: tempurung lutut |
 Dutch: knieschijf |
 Norwegian: kneskål |
 Polish: rzepka kolanowa |
 Persian: ،كاسه زانو کشکک زانو |
 Pashto: د زنګون سر |
 Portuguese: rótula |
 Romanian: rotulă |
 Russian: коленная чашка |
 Slovak: jabĺčko |
 Slovenian: pogačica |
 Serbian: čašica kolena |
 Swedish: knäskål |
 Thai: กระดูกสะบ้าหัวเข่า |
 Turkish: dizkapağı |
 Taiwanese: 膝蓋骨 |
 Ukrainian: колінна чашечка |
 Urdu: گھٹنے کی چپنی |
 Vietnamese: xương bánh chè |
 Chinese: 膝盖骨 |
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