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Definition of kneecap verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

kneecap

verb

NAmE//ˈnikæp//

kneecap somebodyVerb Forms present simple I / you / we / they kneecap

he / she / it kneecaps

past simple kneecapped

-ing form kneecapping

to shoot or break someone's kneecaps as a form of punishment that is not official and is illegal

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knee‧cap‧ping

noun [countable, uncountable]See kneecap in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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