[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

kneecap \knee"cap`\, n.
   1. anat. a roundish, flattened, sesamoid bone in the tendon
      in front of the knee joint; the patella; the kneepan.
      1913 webster

   2. a cap or protection for the knee.

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

kneecap \knee"cap\ v. t.
   to break the knees of, especially by shooting in the kneecap;
   -- often done by criminal or terrorist groups as a warning or
   punishment.

   note:

   syn: knee-cap.
        wordnet 1.5

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

kneecap
     n : a small flat triangular bone in front of the knee that
         protects the knee joint syn: patella, kneepan
     v : shoot in the kneecap, often done by terrorist groups as a
         warning
     also: kneecapping, kneecapped
see also:
patella kneepan kneecapping kneecapped 

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