1 [C] any of the joints in the fingers, especially those connecting the fingers to the rest of the hand
2 (also hock especially in AmE) [U,C] a piece of meat from the lower part of an animal's leg, especially a pig:
knuckle of pork
IDIOMS
near the knuckle (BrE, informal) (of a remark, joke, etc.) concerned with sex in a way that is likely to offend people or make them feel embarrassed:
His act is too near the knuckle for me.
moreatRAPn., RAPv.
Part of speech: verb
PHRASALVERBS
knuckle down (to sth) (informal) to begin to work hard at sth:
I'm going to have to knuckle down to some serious study.
knuckle under (to sb/sth) (informal) to accept sb else's authority
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
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Is knuckle a noun, verb, or something else?
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