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The act of injuring the knees of (a person), usually by shooting at the knees; often a punishment carried out by criminals or terrorists.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, gerund, uncountable
Examples
- The mafiosi punished the informer by giving him a kneecapping.
- Five kneecappings have been reported this month.
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An excessively and needlessly damaging attack or disparagement.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly, countable, figuratively, gerund, uncountable
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present participle and gerund of kneecap
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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