kneecap
nee kap
- n a small flat triangular bone in front of the knee that protects the knee joint
- v shoot in the kneecap, often done by terrorist groups as a warning
They kneecapped the industrialist
- If they don't get health care now, the fallout could kneecap the Obama Administration for the next three years, and would likely be felt at the polls.
- Investigators found that the 19-year-old Tut was missing his left kneecap and had suffered a grave leg fracture that may have become fatally infected.
- Beatification will confirm Pius' "heroic virtue," affirm a miracle (a nun's broken kneecap healed) and encourage Catholics to venerate his remains, which will be transferred to a .