Sekirov Dictionary

kneecap

/ˈniːˌkæp/

noun 3
verb 2
forms 3

noun3

The flat, roundish bone in the knee.
A cap or strong covering for the knees, used chiefly for horses, to protect their knees in case of a fall.
A metal cover trim that fits over a panel rib after it has been cut and bent.

verb2

•
To destroy the knees of (a person), usually by shooting at the knees, as a punishment carried out by criminals or terrorists.
- The Sinn Féin press officer Richard McAuley freely admitted, “Back four or five years ago, people were getting kneecapped who should not have been kneecapped.” — 2020
(figurative) To attack (someone) in a way that is excessively and needlessly damaging: to cut (someone) off at the knees.

forms

kneecapped · kneecapping · kneecaps

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