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kneecapping en · NOUN

Meanings

  1. (countable, gerund, uncountable) The act of injuring the knees of (a person), usually by shooting at the knees; often a punishment carried out by criminals or terrorists.
    • The mafiosi punished the informer by giving him a kneecapping.
    • Five kneecappings have been reported this month.
  2. (broadly, countable, figuratively, gerund, uncountable) An excessively and needlessly damaging attack or disparagement.

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kneecapping en · VERB

Meanings

  1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present) present participle and gerund of kneecap
    form of kneecap