kneecaps

verb

present tense third-person singular of kneecap
as in socks

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  1. socks
  2. thwacks
  3. whacks
  4. smacks
  5. boxes
  6. hits
  7. hammers
  8. smashes
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  • Labin details the elaborate process of elimination that determines which socks to bring to the festival each year.
    — Scott Neuman, NPR, 26 Mar. 2026
  • The makeup department added scars to Shaynak’s knees and legs to reflect his character’s backstory, but the compression socks Shaynak wore were his own.
    — Marah Eakin, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2026
Definition of socks
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  • Morrison Strikes the Student, Too A few moments later, Morrison thwacks the boy in the center with a footlong plastic cylinder.
    — Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, 24 July 2026
Definition of thwacks
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  • With runners on the corners, Martinez whacks a two-run, RBI double to tie it at five.
    — Zoe Collins Rath, Austin American Statesman, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Then little Holly Wheeler and her 10-year-old friends, including the Season 5 favorite Derek (Jake Connelly), all swarm into the basement and take over the D&D table in a passing of the torch that basically whacks the audience over our collective heads.
    — Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 31 Dec. 2025
Definition of whacks
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  • Byerley smacks the schmuck in the face and wins the election.
    — Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026
  • The teriyaki aroma from the wings was almost strong enough to taste, and the flavor smacks you in the face from the first bite.
    — Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 31 July 2026
Definition of smacks
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  • On Wednesday, Johnson signed an executive order that boxes out problem vendors that don't more tightly regulate against straw purchases.
    — Chris Tye, CBS News, 29 July 2026
  • Brlan said the planter boxes along with artificial turf, plants and soil supplied by Uplift Property Management were a huge addition to the new garden.
    — Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 May 2026
Definition of boxes
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  • This hits me personally because my brother, Rescue 5 firefighter Allan Tarasiewicz, was killed that day saving people when the North Tower fell on him, all because of Bin Laden and money from Saudi Arabia.
    — Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Skies are expected to remain partly sunny Thursday as the chance of precipitation hits and sticks around through the night, NWS states.
    — Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of hits
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  • Rubén Vargas hammers it in the from the left straight into the back of the net!
    — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 19 June 2026
  • Hartthijs de Vries, the 29-year-old who has been with the team for every year of their existence, hammers the pace at the front to keep the breakaway in check.
    — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 9 May 2026
Definition of hammers
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  • For now, Paramount isn’t producing the billion-dollar box office smashes that drive millions of butts into theater seats (not to mention robust sales of novelty popcorn buckets).
    — Todd Spangler, Variety, 9 Aug. 2026
  • The oncoming vehicle then smashes into his SUV, the footage shows.
    — Robert McGreevy, FOXNews.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of smashes
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