kneecap
verb/ˈniːkæp/
/ˈniːkæp/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they kneecap | /ˈniːkæp/ /ˈniːkæp/ |
| he / she / it kneecaps | /ˈniːkæps/ /ˈniːkæps/ |
| past simple kneecapped | /ˈniːkæpt/ /ˈniːkæpt/ |
| past participle kneecapped | /ˈniːkæpt/ /ˈniːkæpt/ |
| -ing form kneecapping | /ˈniːkæpɪŋ/ /ˈniːkæpɪŋ/ |
- kneecap somebody to shoot somebody in the knee or break somebody’s kneecaps as a form of punishment that is not official and is illegal
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