kneecapped

verb

Definition of kneecappednext
past tense of kneecap
as in smacked

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for kneecapped
  1. smacked
  2. hit
  3. punched
  4. pummeled
  5. injured
  6. thrashed
  7. bludgeoned
  8. hurt
Verb
  • Then smacked her in the back of the head for even suggesting it.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
  • The bat smacked his shoulders and back over and over until the pain overtook his body and sent him into shock.
    Lizz Schumer, People.com, 24 Nov. 2024
Definition of smacked
Verb
  • As the myriad plot points tangle and hit critical mass, supporting players Sarah Goldberg, Trevor White, Miriam Petche and Jay Duplass deliver gems.
    Carole Horst, Variety, 14 Dec. 2024
  • While some destination fitness programs go morning to night, the Ranch has built in down time for napping, reading, hitting the pool or enjoying sauna, hot tub and cold plunges.
    Larry Olmsted, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
Definition of hit
Verb
  • Police said the suspects punched and kicked the 17-year-old male following a verbal dispute.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
  • In Nickel, sucker-punched and knocked out by a bigger kid, Elwood receives the same standard and brutal punishment as his assailant.
    Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of punched
Verb
  • Record tax increases have pummeled city homeowners too; and Chicago is a tenth of a point shy of the highest sales taxes in the nation.
    Forrest Claypool, Chicago Tribune, 5 Dec. 2024
  • Several atmospheric rivers pummeled California at about the same time.
    Mark R. Weaver, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2024
Definition of pummeled
Verb
  • An extraordinarily valuable racehorse, alone in his stall one night, was fatally injured.
    GrrlScientist, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • In 2021, 900 greyhounds were reportedly injured and 232 died, according to local media reports, cited by the BBC.
    Rachel Raposas, People.com, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of injured
Verb
  • Remarkably, Barcelona has averaged more than five second-half goals per game in its last five outings, having recently thrashed Granada, Madrid CFF and Espanyol.
    Jamie Barton, CNN, 17 Oct. 2024
  • With 10 men, Barca succumbed to their visitors and were thrashed 4-1 on the night resulting in a 6-4 aggregate score overall.
    Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
Definition of thrashed
Verb
  • After his arrest in 1985, he was convicted of 13 murders, with his victims having been bludgeoned with hammers, stabbed or shot.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
  • The body of 17-year-old Esther Gonzalez was found dumped in packed snow off Highway 243 in Banning, California, in 1979, and after an investigation, detectives determined the teen had been raped and bludgeoned to death.
    Greg Wehner, Fox News, 25 Nov. 2024
Definition of bludgeoned
Verb
  • York is skeptical that tariffs are really an effective bargaining chip, especially because just the threat of tariffs can hurt the US economy and the stock market and depress business investment.
    Matt Egan, CNN, 10 Dec. 2024
  • He was not seriously hurt, but McConnell has recently been using a wheelchair as a precaution while at airports, according to NBC News.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of hurt
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