Look up: kneecap

1. kneecap
   [v] - shoot in the kneecap, often done by terrorist groups as a warning
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2. Kneecap
   Kneecap: The medical name for the kneecap is the patella. Whichever name -- kneecap or patella -- you prefer, it is the small bone that is in the front of the knee. The patella is a sesamoid bone, a little bone that is embedded in a joint capsule or tendon, in this case the tendon of insertion of th...
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3. Kneecap
   Knee'cap` noun 1. (Anat.) The kneepan. 2. A cap or protection for the knee.
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4. kneecap
   1. <anatomy> The kneepan. ... 2. A cap or protection for the knee. ... Source: Websters Dictionary ... (01 Mar 1998) ...
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5. kneecap
   verb shoot in the kneecap, often done by terrorist groups as a warning; `They kneecapped the industrialist`
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6. kneecap
   (ne´kap) patella.
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7. Kneecap
   • (n.) A cap or protection for the knee. • (n.) The kneepan.
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8. kneecap
   Type: Term Pronunciation: nē′kap Synonyms: patella
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9. kneecap
   kneecap (patella), saucer-shaped bone at the front of the knee joint; it protects the ends of the femur, or thighbone, and the tibia, the large bone of the foreleg. The kneecap is embedded in the tendon tissue of the quadriceps femoris, a large thigh muscle. As the leg bends and straightens, the kne...
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10. Kneecap
    The stifle, with the bone known as the patella.
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11. kneecap
    form of punishment favoured by paramilitaries involving shooting the victim in one or both knees.
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