Kneecap

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  kneecap \knee"cap`\, n.
     1. (Anat.) A roundish, flattened, sesamoid bone in the tendon
        in front of the knee joint; the patella; the kneepan.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. A cap or protection for the knee.



From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  kneecap \knee"cap\ v. t.
     to break the knees of, especially by shooting in the kneecap;
     -- often done by criminal or terrorist groups as a warning or
     punishment.
  
     Note:
  
     Syn: knee-cap.
          [WordNet 1.5]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  kneecap
       n : a small flat triangular bone in front of the knee that
           protects the knee joint [syn: {patella}, {kneepan}]
       v : shoot in the kneecap, often done by terrorist groups as a
           warning
       [also: {kneecapping}, {kneecapped}]