kneecap
中文解釋
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Collins Definition
Verb
kneecaps, plural;
/ˈnēˌkap/,
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kneecaps, plural;
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Shoot (someone) in the knee or leg as a form of punishment
- - petty crimes are punished by kneecapping
Noun
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The convex bone in front of the knee joint; the patella
Web Definitions:
- patella: a small flat triangular bone in front of the knee that protects the knee joint
- shoot in the kneecap, often done by terrorist groups as a warning; "They kneecapped the industrialist"
- The flat, roundish bone in the knee; To destroy the kneecaps of (a person), usually by shooting at the knees, as a punishment carried out by criminals or terrorists
- Verb. To cripple someone by shooting or hitting their kneecaps as a means of punishment.
- The stifle, with the bone known as the patella.