ALL meanings of knuckle under
knuck·le un·der
K k - intransitivephrasal verb knuckle under acquiesce 1
- noun knuckle under a joint of a finger, especially one of the articulations of a metacarpal with a phalanx. 1
- noun knuckle under the rounded prominence of such a joint when the finger is bent. 1
- noun knuckle under a joint of meat, consisting of the parts about the carpal or tarsal joint of a quadruped. 1
- noun knuckle under an angle or protrusion at the intersection of two members or surfaces, as in the timbers of a ship or in a roof. 1
- noun knuckle under brass knuckles. 1
- noun knuckle under a cylindrical projecting part on a hinge, through which an axis or pin passes; the joint of a hinge. 1
- noun knuckle under (in a wire mesh) a bend in a wire crossing another wire. 1
- noun knuckle under (on a chair arm) one of the ridges left at the front end by longitudinal flutes carved to accommodate the fingers. 1
- noun knuckle under Nautical. a pronounced edge formed by a change in the form of the shell of a hull. 1
- verb with object knuckle under to rub or press with the knuckles. 1
- verb with object knuckle under Marbles. to shoot (a marble) from the thumb and forefinger. 1
- phrasal verb knuckle under If you knuckle under, you do what someone else tells you to do or what a situation forces you to do, because you realize that you have no choice. 0
- verb knuckle under to give way under pressure or authority; yield 0
- noun knuckle under to yield; give in 0