Knuckle - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈnʌkl|
Brit.
|ˈnʌk(ə)l|
noun
- a joint of a finger when the fist is closed
verb
- press or rub with the knuckles
- shoot a marble while keeping one's knuckles on the ground
- shoot a marble while keeping one's knuckles on the ground
Extra examples
She rapped her knuckles on the table.
He had to knuckle and comply in all points.
Her knuckles whitened as she gripped the gun.
Some of his jokes are a bit near the knuckle.
...encouraged her to stand firm and not knuckle under to political pressure...
...the remote outpost was overrun and forced to knuckle under...
Should the employers knuckle under to the workers' demands?
Phrasal verbs
Word forms
verb
I/you/we/they: knuckle
he/she/it: knuckles
present participle: knuckling
past tense: knuckled
past participle: knuckled
I/you/we/they: knuckle
he/she/it: knuckles
present participle: knuckling
past tense: knuckled
past participle: knuckled
noun
singular: knuckle
plural: knuckles
singular: knuckle
plural: knuckles
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