1. A small flat triangular bone in front of the knee that protects the knee joint
   "The patella is also known as the kneecap"; "The kneepan is also known as the kneecap";
   - patella, kneepan

1. Shoot in the kneecap, often done by terrorist groups as a warning
   "They kneecapped the industrialist"

Derived forms: kneecapped, kneecapping, kneecaps

Type of: hit, os sesamoideum, pip, sesamoid, sesamoid bone, shoot

Part of: articulatio genus, genu, human knee, knee, knee joint

Encyclopedia: Kneecap