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kneecap - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'kneecap' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Kneecap [ n.]
- The kneepan.
- A cap or protection for the knee.

Meaning of 'kneecap' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . kneecap [ v]
Meaning (1):
- shoot in the kneecap, often done by terrorist groups as a warning
Example in sentence:
  • They kneecapped the industrialist