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knee⋅cap

  [nee-kap] noun, verb, -capped, -cap⋅ping.
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–noun
1. the patella.
2. a protective covering, usually knitted, for the knee.
–verb (used with object)
3. to cripple (a person) by shooting in the knee: Terrorists were kneecapping prospective jurors.
Origin:
1650–60; knee + cap 1

Related forms:
kneecapper, noun
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knee·cap   (nē'kāp')   
n.  

  1. See patella.

  2. See kneepad.

tr.v.   knee·capped, knee·cap·ping, knee·caps
To cripple by shooting in the legs, especially in the knees.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: knee·cap
Pronunciation: 'nE-"kap
Function: noun
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Medical Dictionary

kneecap knee·cap (nē'kāp')
n.
See patella.

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Science Dictionary
kneecap   (nē'kāp')  Pronunciation Key 
See patella.
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