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KNEECAP

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected forms: kneecapped    , kneecapping   

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

kneecap; kneepan; patella

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("kneecap" is a kind of...):

os sesamoideum; sesamoid; sesamoid bone (any of several small round bones formed in a tendon where it passes over a joint)

Holonyms ("kneecap" is a part of...):

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)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Example:

They kneecapped the industrialist

Classified under:

Verbs of fighting, athletic activities

Hypernyms (to "kneecap" is one way to...):

hit; pip; shoot (hit with a missile from a weapon)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s somebody

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