knee cap
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knee-cap — kneeˈ cap or kneeˈcap noun 1. The patella, a flat round bone on the front of the knee joint 2. A cap or strong covering for the knees, used chiefly for horses to save their knees in case of a fall transitive verb To subject to knee capping • • •… … Useful english dictionary
knee|cap — «NEE KAP», noun, verb, capped, cap|ping. –n. 1. the flat movable bone at the front of the knee; patella; kneepan. 2. a covering to protect the knee, such as an elastic or a knitted cap. –v.i. to shoot or drill through someone s kneecap as a form… … Useful english dictionary
knee cap — n ↑backbone, ↑breastbone, ↑collarbone, ↑kneecap, ↑pelvis, ↑skull, ↑spine, ↑rib the bone at the front of your knee … Dictionary of contemporary English
knee cap — n. knee bone, patella, kneepan; knee protector, knee pad … English contemporary dictionary
knee cap — noun (C) the bone at the front of your knee … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
knee cap — patella … Medical dictionary
knee-cap — see kneecap … English dictionary
knee-capping — kneeˈ capping or kneeˈcapping noun A form of torture or (terrorist) punishment in which the victim is shot or otherwise injured in the knee cap • • • Main Entry: ↑knee … Useful english dictionary
knee-pan — kneeˈ pan noun The knee cap • • • Main Entry: ↑knee … Useful english dictionary
Knee — Infobox Anatomy Name = Knee joints Latin = articulatio genus GraySubject = 93 GrayPage = 339 Caption = Diagram of human knee |Caption2 = Precursor = System = Artery = Vein = Nerve = femoral, obturator, sciatic Lymph = MeshName = Knee MeshNumber … Wikipedia
