knuckle

knuck·le  (nkl)

n.

1.

a. The prominence of the dorsal aspect of a joint of a finger, especially of one of the joints connecting the fingers to the hand.

b. A rounded protuberance formed by the bones in a joint.

2. A cut of meat centering on the carpal or tarsal joint, as of a pig.

3. The part of a hinge through which the pin passes.

4. A sharp angle formed by the meeting of two surfaces, especially two ship's timbers.

5. knuckles Brass knuckles.

tr.v. knuck·led, knuck·ling, knuck·les

1. To press, rub, or hit with the knuckles.

2. To shoot (a marble) with the thumb over the bent forefinger.

Phrasal Verbs:

knuckle down

To apply oneself earnestly to a task.

knuckle under

To yield to pressure; give in.

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[Middle English knokel.]

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knuckle

Noun

1. a joint of a finger

2. the knee joint of a calf or pig

3. near the knuckle Informal likely to offend people because of frankness or rudeness

See also knuckle down, knuckle under [Middle English]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	knuckle - a joint of a finger when the fist is closed knuckle joint, metacarpophalangeal joint articulatio synovialis, diarthrosis, synovial joint - a joint so articulated as to move freely finger - any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb); "her fingers were long and thin"
Verb	1.	knuckle - press or rub with the knuckles press - exert pressure or force to or upon; "He pressed down on the boards"; "press your thumb on this spot"
	2.	knuckle - shoot a marble while keeping one's knuckles on the ground shoot - throw or propel in a specific direction or towards a specific objective; "shoot craps"; "shoot a golf ball"

Translations

knuckle [ˈnʌkl] n → nudillo

knuckle down vi (col) → ponerse a trabajar en serio

knuckle under vi → someterse

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knuckle [ˈnʌkl] n → articulation f (des phalanges), jointure f

knuckle down vi (inf) → s'y mettre

knuckle under vi (inf) → céder

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knuckle [ˈnʌkl] n → (Finger)knöchel m

knuckle down knuckle (inf) vi → sich dahinter klemmen;

to knuckle down to work → sich an die Arbeit machen

knuckle under knuckle (inf) vi → sich fügen, spuren

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knuckle [ˈnʌkl] n → nocca

knuckle down vi (col): to knuckle down to some hard work → mettersi sotto a lavorare

knuckle under vi (col) → cedere

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knuckle

n knuckle [ˈnakl]

a joint of a finger She hit her hand against the wall and grazed her knuckles. kneukel مَفْصَل الأصَبَع кокалче kloub (na prstě ruky) kno der Knöchel άρθρωση δαχτύλου nudillo sõrmenukk بند انگشت rystynen jointure עֶצֶם פֶּרֶק הָאֶצבַּע उंगली की गांठ, घुटने या टखने का जोड़ जानवरों में zglob prsta ujjízület buku jari hnúi nocca 指関節 손가락 관절[] krumplys pirksta locītava/kauliņš buku jari knokkel knoke główka kości palcowej, kostka (u ręki) nós dos dedos articulaţie/încheietură (a degetu­lui) сустав пальца kĺb členek zglob knoge ข้อนิ้ว parmak eklemi/oynak yeri 指節；關節 суглоб пальця انگلیوں کا جوڑ khớp đốt tay 指节