NOUN | body | kneecap, patella, kneepan | a small flat triangular bone in front of the knee that protects the knee joint |
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VERB | competition | kneecap | shoot in the kneecap, often done by terrorist groups as a warning |
Sounds | niy'kae.p | |
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Rhymes | backslap ... zap: 45 rhymes with aep... |
Meaning | A small flat triangular bone in front of the knee that protects the knee joint. | |
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Synonyms | patella, kneepan | |
Part of | knee, knee joint, human knee, articulatio genus, genu | hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella |
Broader | sesamoid bone, sesamoid, os sesamoideum | Any of several small round bones formed in a tendon where it passes over a joint |
Spanish | rótula | |
Catalan | ròtula |
Meaning | shoot in the kneecap, often done by terrorist groups as a warning. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
Example | "They kneecapped the industrialist" | |
Broader | shoot, hit, pip | hit with a missile from a weapon |
Catalan | nolex |
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