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kneecap

/'ni,kæp/

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noun
a small flat triangular bone in front of the knee that protects the knee joint
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kneepan patella

type of:
os sesamoideum sesamoid sesamoid bone

part of:
knee knee joint articulatio genus genu human knee
verb
shoot in the kneecap, often done by terrorist groups as a warning
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"They kneecapped the industrialist"

type of:
hit pip shoot

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