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Knuckle Verb ˈnʌkl  Word Origin Rap Sb ˌknuckle

Front knuckle
Back knuckle
noun, verb
BrE /ˈnʌkl/
NAmE /ˈnʌkl/
noun
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1 [countable] any of the joints in the fingers, especially those connecting the fingers to the rest of the hand
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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
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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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