kneecap
noun
the patella.
Example Sentences
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It also kneecaps much of the NLRB’s work.
From Slate ● Jan. 29, 2025
Early last year, Leno crashed his motorcycle and wound up with a broken collarbone, two broken ribs and two cracked kneecaps.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 19, 2024
Dorset Council leader Nick Ireland told the BBC at the time that it "kneecaps" the county’s efforts to achieve their "net zero" target - the goal of no longer adding to carbon emissions by 2050.
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2024
Many of the lesions and tears that had begun shrinking during training were smaller and the fresh damage seen around some kneecaps had largely dissipated, with few remaining signs of lesions and tears.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 19, 2022
The landing vibrated into my shins and set my kneecaps loose like baby teeth.
From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline
