All knuckles synonyms
knuckΒ·le
K k verb knuckles
- give up β the quality or state of being resilient; springiness.
- submit β to give over or yield to the power or authority of another (often used reflexively).
- yield β to give forth or produce by a natural process or in return for cultivation: This farm yields enough fruit to meet all our needs.
- cave in β If something such as a roof or a ceiling caves in, it collapses inwards.
- break down β If a machine or a vehicle breaks down, it stops working.
- hand over β the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
- renounce β to give up or put aside voluntarily: to renounce worldly pleasures.
- waive β to refrain from claiming or insisting on; give up; forgo: to waive one's right; to waive one's rank; to waive honors.
- leave β to go out of or away from, as a place: to leave the house.
- abandon β If you abandon a place, thing, or person, you leave the place, thing, or person permanently or for a long time, especially when you should not do so.
- commit β If someone commits a crime or a sin, they do something illegal or bad.
- buy β If you buy something, you obtain it by paying money for it.
- give up β the quality or state of being resilient; springiness.
- defer β If you defer an event or action, you arrange for it to happen at a later date, rather than immediately or at the previously planned time.
- kowtow β to act in an obsequious manner; show servile deference.
- acquiesce β If you acquiesce in something, you agree to do what someone wants or to accept what they do.
- comply β If someone or something complies with an order or set of rules, they are in accordance with what is required or expected.
- yield β to give forth or produce by a natural process or in return for cultivation: This farm yields enough fruit to meet all our needs.
- relent β to soften in feeling, temper, or determination; become more mild, compassionate, or forgiving.
- bend β When you bend, you move the top part of your body downwards and forwards. Plants and trees also bend.
- accept β If you accept something that you have been offered, you say yes to it or agree to take it.
- surrender β to yield (something) to the possession or power of another; deliver up possession of on demand or under duress: to surrender the fort to the enemy; to surrender the stolen goods to the police.
- succumb β to give way to superior force; yield: to succumb to despair.
- capitulate β If you capitulate, you stop resisting and do what someone else wants you to do.
- give in β to present voluntarily and without expecting compensation; bestow: to give a birthday present to someone.
- admit β If you admit that something bad, unpleasant, or embarrassing is true, you agree, often unwillingly, that it is true.
- adjust β When you adjust to a new situation, you get used to it by changing your behaviour or your ideas.
- agree β If people agree with each other about something, they have the same opinion about it or say that they have the same opinion.
- submit β to give over or yield to the power or authority of another (often used reflexively).
- bow β When you bow to someone, you briefly bend your body towards them as a formal way of greeting them or showing respect.
- acknowledge β If you acknowledge a fact or a situation, you accept or admit that it is true or that it exists.
- perish β to die or be destroyed through violence, privation, etc.: to perish in an earthquake.
- go down β to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
- wilt β to exercise the will: To will is not enough, one must do.
- pass away β to move past; go by: to pass another car on the road.
- cease β If something ceases, it stops happening or existing.
- go β to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
- drop β a small quantity of liquid that falls or is produced in a more or less spherical mass; a liquid globule.
- croak β When a frog or bird croaks, it makes a harsh, low sound.
- forego β forgo.
- consign β To consign something or someone to a place where they will be forgotten about, or to an unpleasant situation or place, means to put them there.
- relax β to make less tense, rigid, or firm; make lax: to relax the muscles.
- abdicate β If a king or queen abdicates, he or she gives up being king or queen.
- sag β to sink or bend downward by weight or pressure, especially in the middle: The roof sags.
- break β When an object breaks or when you break it, it suddenly separates into two or more pieces, often because it has been hit or dropped.
- resign β to give up an office or position, often formally (often followed by from): to resign from the presidency.
- crumple β If you crumple something such as paper or cloth, or if it crumples, it is squashed and becomes full of untidy creases and folds.
- cave β A cave is a large hole in the side of a cliff or hill, or one that is under the ground.
- knuckle β a joint of a finger, especially one of the articulations of a metacarpal with a phalanx.
- fawn β a young deer, especially an unweaned one.