knuckle

n.

1. 1. The prominence of the dorsal aspect of a joint of a finger, especially of one of the joints connecting the fingers to the hand.
   2. A rounded protuberance formed by the bones in a joint.
2. A cut of meat centering on the carpal or tarsal joint, as of a pig.
3. The part of a hinge through which the pin passes.
4. A sharp angle formed by the meeting of two surfaces, especially two ship's timbers.
5. knuckles Brass knuckles.

tr.v., -led, -ling, -les.

1. To press, rub, or hit with the knuckles.
2. To shoot (a marble) with the thumb over the bent forefinger.

phrasal verbs:

knuckle down

1. To apply oneself earnestly to a task.

knuckle under

1. To yield to pressure; give in.

[Middle English knokel.]

Idioms beginning with knuckle:
knuckle under

See also rap someone's knuckles.

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One of the cylindrically projecting parts of a hinge through which the pin passes.

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A forward bending at the fetlock joint. May be a feature of the conformation or a sign of neurological deficit. Called also overshot fetlock.

• k. over — sometimes used synonymously with knuckling. Also refers to weightbearing on the dorsal surface of a flexed foot or paw; often a sign of deficit in normal proprioception that would reflexly cause a repositioning to the normal position.

  Knuckling over. By permission from Nelson RW, Couto CG, Small Animal Internal Medicine, Mosby, 2003

IN BRIEF: A joint in the finger.

She scraped her knuckles several times as she crawled through the dark cave.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - kno, skank
v. tr. - gå energisk i gang, tage energisk fat

idioms:

• knuckle down    gå energisk i gang, tage energisk fat
• knuckle under    gå energisk i gang, tage energisk fat

Nederlands (Dutch)
knokkel, spronggewricht, schenkel, met de knokkels bewerken, knokkels op de vloer drukken (knikkeren)

Français (French)
n. - jarret, articulation/jointure du doigt
v. tr. - frapper, frotter, presser

idioms:

• knuckle down    s'y mettre, s'atteler
• knuckle under    céder, se soumettre

Deutsch (German)
n. - Knöchel, Gelenk
v. - mit den Knöcheln drücken, reiben o.ä.

idioms:

• knuckle down    die Knöchel dicht am Boden halten, sich ernsthaft machen an, nachgeben
• knuckle under    weichen, nachgeben

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (ανατ.) άρθρωση δακτύλου, φαλαγγική άρθρωση, κλείδωση, (μαγειρ.) κότσι
v. - χτυπώ, πιέζω ή αγγίζω με την κλείδωση (του χεριού)

idioms:

• knuckle down    στρώνομαι στη δουλειά
• knuckle under    υποκύπτω σε, κάμπτομαι κάτω από το βάρος του

Italiano (Italian)
nocca

idioms:

• knuckle down    mettercela tutta
• knuckle under    sottomettersi
• knuckle under to    arrendersi a

Português (Portuguese)
n. - nó (m) ou junta (f) dos dedos

idioms:

• knuckle down    dedicar-se, trabalhar com afinco
• knuckle under    submeter-se a ordens sem desejá-lo, ceder à pressão

Русский (Russian)
сустав пальца, голяжка, сжать руку в кулак, постучать костяшками пальцев

idioms:

• knuckle down    подчиняться, решительно браться за что-л.
• knuckle under    уступать, браться за что-л.
• knuckle under to    подчиняться требованиям

Español (Spanish)
n. - nudillo
v. tr. - golpear con los nudillos

idioms:

• knuckle down    apoyar los nudillos en el suelo (para tirar las canicas), ponerse a trabajar en serio
• knuckle under    someterse, pasar por el aro, ceder

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - knoge, led
v. - slå med knogarna

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
指关节, 肘, 膝关节, 蹄, 用指关节敲打

idioms:

• knuckle down    开始认真工作, 屈服
• knuckle under    屈服

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 指關節, 肘, 膝關節, 蹄
v. tr. - 用指關節敲打

idioms:

• knuckle down    開始認真工作, 屈服
• knuckle under    屈服

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 손가락 관절, 무릎고기, 돌쩌귀 암쇠
v. tr. - 튀기다, ~을 주먹으로 치다

idioms:

• knuckle down    열중하다, 굴복하다
• knuckle under    열중하다, 굴복하다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 指の関節, 膝関節部の肉
v. - げんこつで打つ

idioms:

• knuckle down    身を入れてかかる
• knuckle under    屈服する
• knuckle under to    屈服する, 降参する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) مفاصل الأصابع في اليد أو الرجل (فعل) يضغط بقبضه اليد‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮פרק אצבע, מפרק אצבע, בליטה בשורש כף היד או הרגל של הולך-על-ארבע‬
v. tr. - ‮היכה, לחץ או שפשף עם פרקי האצבעות‬

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