kneecap
noun
the patella.
had kneecapped
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past perfectof kneecap.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Instead the project and Las Vegas as a whole emerged as symbols of the bluster and greed that had kneecapped the American economy.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 9, 2016
