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| knee·cap [ n kàp ] |
noun (plural knee·caps) |
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1. flat bone over knee joint: a flat triangular bone located at the front of the knee. It protects the knee joint.
Technical name patella
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Same as kneepad
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transitive verb (past and past participle knee·capped, present participle knee·cap·ping, 3rd person present singular knee·caps) |
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shoot somebody in knees: to shoot somebody deliberately in the knees as a punishment, in order to cause lasting difficulty in standing or walking
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