noun
- the small bone at the front of the knee joint
verb
- to shoot or injure someone in the kneecap as punishment or torture
Usage: informal; violent
Examples
- She fell and bruised her kneecap on the concrete.
- The doctor examined his injured kneecap after the accident.
- X-rays showed a fracture in the kneecap.
- The kneecap protects the knee joint during movement.
- He wore knee pads to protect his kneecaps while skateboarding.
- The criminal threatened to kneecap anyone who didn’t pay.