Advertisement

Advertisement

kneecap

[ nee-kap ]

noun

  1. the patella.
  2. a protective covering, usually knitted, for the knee.


verb (used with object)

, knee·capped, knee·cap·ping.
  1. to cripple (a person) by shooting in the knee:

    Terrorists were kneecapping prospective jurors.

kneecap

/ ˈniːˌkæp /

noun

  1. anatomy a nontechnical name for patella
  2. another word for poleyn


verb

  1. (esp of certain terrorist groups) to shoot (a person) in the kneecap, esp as an act of retaliation

kneecap

/ kăp′ /

  1. See patella


Discover More

Other Words From

  • kneecapper noun

Discover More

Word History and Origins

Origin of kneecap1

First recorded in 1650–60; knee + cap 1

Discover More

Example Sentences

My muddy shoe slipped, and I banged my kneecap on a fence rail, clinging for dear life.

At the same time, Tea Partyers are fending off Republican attempts to “kneecap” the movement as a whole, says Carender.

You cannot kneecap a statistic, though you can sometimes make it limp.

Gillibrand exclaims, punctuating her eruption with a brisk swat to my kneecap.

The trappers entertain a superstitious notion, which leads them to remove a kneecap from each beaver and throw it into the fire.

But he did not catch her; he stubbed his toe and fell, arising with a bruised kneecap which prevented further pursuit.

In aiming kneeling, the left elbow rests on the left knee, point of elbow in front of kneecap.

As well as I could make out, the kneecap seemed turned up on edge in the midst of the swelling.

From the ankle up over the shin, almost to the kneecap, was a long red sore, yellowish in the centre.

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement


knee breechesknee-deep