knuckle

  • 21knuckle — n. 1) to rap smb. on, over the knuckles 2) to crack one s knuckles 3) brass knuckles (AE; BE has knuckle duster) * * * [ nʌk(ə)l] over the knuckles to crack one s knuckles to rap smb. on brass knuckles (AE; BE has knuckle duster) …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 22knuckle — [14] Knuckle originally denoted the rounded end of a bone at a joint, which sticks out when you bend the joint. This could be at any joint, including the elbow, the knee and even the joints of the vertebrae; only gradually did it become… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 23knuckle — [[t]nʌ̱k(ə)l[/t]] knuckles, knuckling, knuckled N COUNT: usu pl, oft poss N Your knuckles are the rounded pieces of bone that form lumps on your hands where your fingers join your hands, and where your fingers bend. a rap on the knuckles → see… …

    English dictionary

  • 24knuckle — knuck•le [[t]ˈnʌk əl[/t]] n. v. led, ling 1) anat. any joint of a finger, esp. one of the articulations of a metacarpal with a phalanx 2) anat. the rounded prominence of such a joint when the finger is bent 3) coo a cut of meat including the… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 25knuckle — [1] the joint of a hinge through which the pin passes; [2] The hinged joint between two rods or tubes. also See ball joint steering knuckle steering knuckle …

    Dictionary of automotive terms

  • 26knuckle — [14] Knuckle originally denoted the rounded end of a bone at a joint, which sticks out when you bend the joint. This could be at any joint, including the elbow, the knee and even the joints of the vertebrae; only gradually did it become… …

    Word origins

  • 27knuckle — See: BUCKLE DOWN or KNUCKLE DOWN, RAP ONE S KNUCKLES …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 28knuckle — See: BUCKLE DOWN or KNUCKLE DOWN, RAP ONE S KNUCKLES …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 29knuckle — Synonyms and related words: Chateaubriand, ankle, articulation, blade roast, boundary, bow, breast, brisket, butt, capitulate, cave, cervix, chuck, chuck roast, clinch, clod, closure, cold cuts, connecting link, connecting rod, connection,… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 30Knuckle — assault, with fists or knuckle dusters …

    Dictionary of Australian slang