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knee·cap
(nē′kăp′)tr.v. knee·capped, knee·cap·ping, knee·caps
To cripple by shooting in the legs, especially in the knees.
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kneecap
(ˈniːˌkæp)n
1. (Anatomy) anatomy a nontechnical name for patella
2. (Arms & Armour (excluding Firearms)) another word for poleyn
vb (tr) , -caps, -capping or -capped
(Military) to shoot (a person) in the kneecap, esp as an act of retaliation
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knee•cap
(ˈniˌkæp)n., v. -capped, -cap•ping. n.
1. the patella.
2. a protective covering for the knee.
v.t. 3. to cripple (a person) by shooting in the knee.
[1650–60]
knee′cap`per, n.
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knee·cap
(nē′kăp′) See patella.
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kneecap
Past participle: kneecapped
Gerund: kneecapping
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| Noun | 1. |  kneecap - a small flat triangular bone in front of the knee that protects the knee jointos sesamoideum, sesamoid, sesamoid bone - any of several small round bones formed in a tendon where it passes over a joint 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 |
| Verb | 1. | kneecap - shoot in the kneecap, often done by terrorist groups as a warning; "They kneecapped the industrialist" |
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kneecap
nounRelated words
technical name patella
technical name patella
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Translations
رَضْفَةٌرَضْفَه: صابونة الرُّكْبَه
čéška
knæskal
polvilumpio
čašica koljena
térdkalács
hnéskel
ひざがしら
슬개골
jabĺčko
pogačica
knäskål
กระดูกสะบ้าหัวเข่า
xương bánh chè
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kneecap
[ˈniːkæp] n → rotule f
vt → tirer un coup de feu dans la rotule deknee-deep [ˌniːˈdiːp] adj
The water was knee-deep → L'eau arrivait aux genoux.
They were knee-deep in mud → Ils avaient de la boue jusqu'aux genoux.knee-high [ˌniːˈhaɪ] adj
a field of knee-high sunflowers → un champ de tournesols qui arrivaient à hauteur de genouxknee-jerk [ˈniːdʒɜːrk] adj [reaction] → réflexe
The water was knee-deep → L'eau arrivait aux genoux.
They were knee-deep in mud → Ils avaient de la boue jusqu'aux genoux.knee-high [ˌniːˈhaɪ] adj
a field of knee-high sunflowers → un champ de tournesols qui arrivaient à hauteur de genouxknee-jerk [ˈniːdʒɜːrk] adj [reaction] → réflexe
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knee
(niː) noun1. the joint at the bend of the leg. He fell and cut his knee; The child sat on her father's knee; She was on her knees weeding the garden; He fell on his knees and begged for mercy.
2. the part of an article of clothing covering this joint. He has a hole in the knee of his trousers.
ˈkneecap noun the flat, round bone on the front of the knee joint.
ˌknee-ˈdeep adjective reaching up to, or covered up to, one's knees. knee-deep water; He is knee-deep in water.
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kneecap
→ رَضْفَةٌ čéška knæskal Kniescheibe επιγονατίδα rótula polvilumpio rotule čašica koljena rotula ひざがしら 슬개골 knieschijf kneskål rzepka rótula de joelho, rótula do joelho надколенник knäskål กระดูกสะบ้าหัวเข่า dizkapağı xương bánh chè 膝盖骨Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
knee·cap
n. rótula.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
kneecap
n rótulaEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.