| Front | knuckle |
|---|---|
| Back | knuckle noun, verb BrE /ˈnʌkl/ NAmE /ˈnʌkl/ noun word origin example bank 1 [countable] any of the joints in the fingers, especially those connecting the fingers to the rest of the hand See picture 2 (also hock especially in NAmE) [uncountable, countable] a piece of meat from the lower part of an animal's leg, especially a pig knuckle of pork near the ˈknuckle (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. more at (give sb/get) a rap on/over/across the knuckles at rap n., rap sb on/over the knucklesrap sb's knuckles at rap v. verb verb forms word origin ˌknuckle ˈdown (to sth) (informal) to begin to work hard at sth get down to I'm going to have to knuckle down to some serious study. ˌknuckle ˈunder (to sb/sth) (informal) to accept sb else's authority |
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