knuckle Synonyms & Antonyms
What Is Another Word for Knuckle?
Other words for knuckle include knuckle under.
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Knuckle as a Noun
Any of the joints between the bones of the fingers.
A mechanical joint.
The curved part of the cushion at the entrance to the pockets on a cue sports table.
The kneejoint of a quadruped, especially of a calf; formerly, the kneejoint of a human being.
A cut of meat of various kinds.
Beef knuckle is from the knee joint. Pork knuckle, or ham hock, is from the joint between the tibia/fibula and the metatarsals of the foot of a pig, where the foot was attached to the leg.
The joint of a plant.
A convex portion of a vessel's figure where a sudden change of shape occurs, as in a canal boat, where a nearly vertical side joins a nearly flat bottom.
A contrivance, usually of brass or iron, and furnished with points, worn to protect the hand, to add force to a blow, and to disfigure the person struck; a knuckle duster.
brass knuckles
The rounded point where a flat changes to a slope on a piste.
Any of the joints between the phalanges of the fingers.
(by extension) A mechanical joint.
A cut of meat.
The kneejoint of a quadruped, especially of a calf; formerly used of the kneejoint of a human being.
Knuckle as a Verb
To apply pressure, or rub or massage with one's knuckles (noun sense 1).
He knuckled the sleep from his eyes.
To strike or punch.
To bend the fingers.
To touch one's forehead as a mark of respect.
To yield.
To land on the knuckle (noun sense 9) of a curve of a slope, after a jump off a ramp that precedes the slope.
To apply pressure, or rub or massage with one's knuckles.
He knuckled the sleep from his eyes.
Synonyms & similar words
Knuckle in a Sentence
Beef knuckle is from the knee joint. Pork knuckle, or ham hock, is from the joint between the tibia/fibula and the metatarsals of the foot of a pig, where the foot was attached to the leg.
brass knuckles
He knuckled the sleep from his eyes.
She knuckled her eyes in disbelief.
Word Forms & Grammar
knuckle (plural knuckles)
knuckle (third-person singular simple present knuckles, present participle knuckling, simple past and past participle knuckled)
Words That Rhyme With Knuckle
Origin of Knuckle
From Middle English knokel (“finger joint”), from Old English cnucel (“the juncture of two bones; knuckle; joint”), from Proto-West Germanic *knukil, from Proto-Germanic *knukilaz (“knuckle, knot, bump”), as *knukô (“bone, joint”) + *-ilaz (diminutive suffix). Cognate with Dutch knokkel (“knuckle”), Low German Knökel (“knuckle”), German Knöchel (“ankle, knuckle”), Old Norse knykill. More at knock.
Knuckle at a Glance
| Part of speech | noun, verb |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˈnʌkəl/ |
| Meaning | Any of the joints between the bones of the fingers |
| Synonyms | knuckle under |
| Plural | knuckles |
| Verb forms | knuckles, knuckling, knuckled |
Quick Answers About Knuckle
Is knuckle a noun or a verb?
Knuckle is mainly used as a noun, but it can also be used as a verb.
What is the plural of knuckle?
The plural of knuckle is knuckles.
What is the past tense of knuckle?
The past tense of knuckle is knuckled. The present participle is knuckling.