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
Verb
  • Tailored trousers kept the outfit polished, while paisley socks beneath leather wedge pumps gave it a tongue-in-cheek finish.
    — Minty Mellon, Vogue, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Lest someone try to squish the existing MoMA x Nike socks into the split-toe, collaborative tabi socks will also release alongside the sneakers.
    — Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 2 Sep. 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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  • And there’s rarely time to digest one controversy before the next one comes barreling down the road and smacks us in the mouth.
    — Bernard Goldberg, Washington Post, 5 Oct. 2026
  • In a fight with yet more mercenaries, Reacher smacks a gun out of a guy’s hand using one of Philadelphia’s moving subway trains.
    — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of smacks
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  • Guests learned about red panda conservation and were able to support the zoo’s red pandas through special animal adoption boxes available for purchase.
    — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Pack in a picnic lunch from Ventura’s Harbor Cove Cafe, which boxes up sandwiches and snacks for visitors to the Channel Islands.
    — Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of boxes
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  • Emmanwori is tied for fourth on the defense with 27 tackles, despite missing the season opener, and has two sacks, seven quarterback hits and one pass breakup.
    — Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2026
  • Senators elected this November will be in office in 2032, when the retirement trust fund depletion date hits.
    — Lorie Konish, CNBC, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of hits
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  • Ukraine has already begun to experience power outages this fall as Russia hammers its power grid heading into winter.
    — Aidan Stretch, CBS News, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Breaking Benjamin As pounding as any heavy metal band, this Pennsylvania group hammers its way to surprisingly melodic choruses.
    — Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of hammers
Verb
  • In them, a high voltage creates a hot plasma that smashes nuclei together.
    — George Musser, Quanta Magazine, 2 Nov. 2026
  • The episode’s action-movie finale drops the rest of the episode’s spoofy meta humor and aims at straight drama, as Butcherbird smashes through Katerina’s security detail and drops her disguise.
    — Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of smashes
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