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kneecapping

kneecapping noun: the act of injuring the knees of (a person), usually by shooting at the knees; often a punishment carried out by criminals or terrorists. Also the present participle and gerund of kneecap.

Noun

kneecapping (countable and uncountable, plural kneecappings)

  1. (gerund) 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, figuratively, gerund) An excessively and needlessly damaging attack or disparagement.

Also used as

kneecapping is also the present participle and gerund of kneecap.

Forms of kneecapping

pluralkneecappings

Questions about kneecapping

What does kneecapping mean?
Kneecapping means the act of injuring the knees of (a person), usually by shooting at the knees; often a punishment carried out by criminals or terrorists.
What part of speech is kneecapping?
Kneecapping is a noun.
What is the plural of kneecapping?
The plural of kneecapping is kneecappings.

Words near kneecapping in the dictionary

  1. kneebuckles
  2. kneecap
  3. kneecapped
  4. kneecapper
  5. kneecappers
  6. kneecapping
  7. kneecappings
  8. kneecaps
  9. Kneece
  10. Kneeces
  11. kneed

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