Knuckle definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary KNUCK'LE, n. nuk'l ... fingers. 2. The knee join of a calf; as a knuckle of veal. 3. The joint of a plant. [Not used ... joint of a finger when the fist is closed [syn: knuckle, knuckle joint, metacarpophalangeal joint] v 1: press or rub with the ... Etymology: Middle English knokel; akin to Middle High German knöchel knuckle Date: 14th century 1. a. the rounded prominence formed by ... the joints of the fingers b. the joint of a knuckle 2. a cut of meat consisting of the tarsal ...
knuckle joint definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: a ... joint of a finger when the fist is closed [syn: knuckle, knuckle joint, metacarpophalangeal joint] 2: a joint allowing movement in one plane only [syn: knuckle joint, hinge joint] Merriam Webster's noun Date: circa 1864 ... retained by a pin or rivet Webster's 1913 Dictionary Knuckle Knuc"kle, n. [OE. knokel, knokil, AS. cuncel; akin to ... a hinge through which the pin or rivet passes; a knuckle joint. 5. (Shipbuilding) A convex portion of a vessel' ...
knuckle duster definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: a ... of the hand [syn: brass knucks, knucks, brass knuckles, knuckles, knuckle duster] Webster's 1913 Dictionary Knuckle Knuc"kle, n. [OE. knokel, knokil, AS. cuncel; akin to ... a hinge through which the pin or rivet passes; a knuckle joint. 5. (Shipbuilding) A convex portion of a vessel's ... to disfigure the person struck; as, brass knuckles; -- called also knuckle duster. [Slang.] Knuckle joint (Mach.), a hinge joint, in which a projection ...
knuckle under definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) v 1: consent reluctantly [syn: yield, give in, succumb, knuckle under, buckle under] Merriam Webster's intransitive verb Date: 1869 give in, submit Collin's Cobuild Dictionary If you knuckle under, you do what someone else tells you to do ... no choice. (INFORMAL) It is arguable whether the rebels will knuckle under... The United States, he said, did not knuckle under to demands. = give in, buckle under PHRASAL VERB: V ... consent, defer, face the music, go along with, knock under, knuckle, knuckle down, live with it, not resist, obey, relent, ...
white-knuckle definitions Merriam Webster's also white-knuckled adjective Date: 1974 marked by, causing, or experiencing tense nervousness < a white-knuckle ride on a roller coaster > < a white-knuckle passenger > Collin's Cobuild Dictionary 1. In a fairground, a white-knuckle ride is any large machine that people ride on which is very exciting but also frightening. ...white-knuckle rides such as the rollercoaster. ADJ: ADJ n 2. A white-knuckle experience is something that you find very exciting but ...
Knuckle of veal definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Knuckle Knuc"kle, n. [OE. knokel, knokil, AS. cuncel; akin to ... a hinge through which the pin or rivet passes; a knuckle joint. 5. (Shipbuilding) A convex portion of a vessel's ... to disfigure the person struck; as, brass knuckles; -- called also knuckle duster. [Slang.] Knuckle joint (Mach.), a hinge joint, in which a projection with ... pin which passes through the eyes and forms the pivot. Knuckle of veal (Cookery), the lower part of a leg ...
bare-knuckle definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) adj 1: characterized by ... rough-and-tumble fight"; "rough-and-tumble politics"; "undisguised bare-knuckle capitalism" [syn: rough-and-tumble, bare-knuckle, bare-knuckled] Merriam Webster's also bare-knuckled or bare ... adverb Date: 1903 1. not using boxing gloves < champion bare-knuckle prizefighter of England — Dennis Craig > < when men fought bare-knuckle > 2. having a fierce unrelenting character < bare-knuckle politics >
knuckle down definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) v 1: work ... a slave [syn: slave, break one's back, buckle down, knuckle down] Merriam Webster's intransitive verb Date: circa 1864 to ... very little work. (INFORMAL) The only thing to do was knuckle down and get on with some serious hard work... He managed to knuckle down to his lessons long enough to pass his examination ... all out, go along with, hump, hump it, knock under, knuckle under, lay to, live with it, not resist, obey, ply ...
knuckle-duster definitions Merriam Webster's noun Date: 1858 knuckle 4 Collin's Cobuild Dictionary also knuckleduster(knuckle-dusters) A knuckle-duster is a piece of metal that is designed to ...
To knuckle to definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Knuckle Knuc"kle, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Knuckled;; p. pr ... yield; to submit; -- used with down, to, or under. To knuckle to. (a) To submit to in a contest; to yield ... apply one's self vigorously or earnestly to; as, to knuckle to work. [Colloq.]
... 2005) v 1: consent reluctantly [syn: yield, give in, succumb, knuckle under, buckle under] 2: be fatally overwhelmed [syn: succumb, yield ... out, grow weary, have enough, jade, keel over, knock under, knuckle, knuckle down, knuckle under, knuckle under to, lick the dust, live with it, lose, lose ...
... Dictionary KNUCK'LED, a. Jointed. Merriam Webster's adjective see knuckle I Webster's 1913 Dictionary Knuckle Knuc"kle, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Knuckled;; p. pr ... yield; to submit; -- used with down, to, or under. To knuckle to. (a) To submit to in a contest; to yield ... apply one's self vigorously or earnestly to; as, to knuckle to work. [Colloq.] Webster's 1913 Dictionary Knuckled Knuc"kled ...