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kneecap Definition


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kneecap
noun
    1. A small plate of bone situated in front of and protecting the knee joint in humans and most other mammals. Also called patella.
      Form: kneepan (also)
verb
    1. To shoot or otherwise damage someone's kneecaps as a form of revenge, torture or unofficial punishment.
Derivative: kneecapping
noun


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