单词	kneecapping
释义	kneecapping noun knee·​cap·​ping ˈnē-ˌka-piŋ  : the act or practice of shooting or otherwise maiming or crippling a person's knees (as by gunshot) Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web Shortages would trigger rationing, likely kneecapping industry and tipping the continent’s already struggling economy into a recession. Georgi Kantchev, WSJ, 31 Aug. 2022 Telling her she’s wrong to feel something is key to that form of emotional kneecapping. Washington Post, 7 Jan. 2022 Trump's lack of goodness is evidenced in his kneecapping and silencing of his critics, including in the media. S.e. Cupp Tribune News Service, Star Tribune, 20 Aug. 2020 Most kneecapping of all, perhaps, is the knowledge that even the best novel is not a form of direct action. Jonathan Dee, New York Times, 8 May 2020 College athletic directors are only important for their influence on coaches and fundraising, so in that way the kneecapping of Sheahon Zenger is only interesting for its impact on David Beaty and Kansas' stuck-in-the-mud football program. Sam Mellinger, kansascity, 21 May 2018 Word History First Known Use 1974, in the meaning defined above kneecapping verb present participle of kneecap as in whacking Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance whacking smacking punching slapping socking hitting pummeling smashing boxing banging hammering thrashing swatting thwacking bludgeoning damaging spanking bashing licking hurting maiming lambasting injuring harming beating impairing pelting swiping pounding crippling thumping belting mutilating disabling incapacitating drubbing pummelling pasting buffeting hamstringing laming battering bruising mangling dismembering mauling hobbling pommeling paralyzing pommelling lacing lacerating breaking flogging wounding whipping winging goring lashing walloping disfiguring scarring bunging up roughing (up) Antonyms & Near Antonyms rehabilitating remedying curing fixing healing repairing patching restoring mending doctoring renewing rejuvenating See More
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