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Knuckle

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Noun

1. knuckle, knuckle joint, metacarpophalangeal joint

a joint of a finger when the fist is closed

Verb

2. knuckle

press or rub with the knuckles

3. knuckle

shoot a marble while keeping one's knuckles on the ground

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Knuckle

see synonyms of knuckle
noun
1. 
a joint of a finger, esp that connecting a finger to the hand
2. 
a joint of veal, pork, etc, consisting of the part of the leg below the knee joint, often used in making stews or stock
3. 
the cylindrical portion of a hinge through which the pin passes
4. 
an angle joint between two members of a structure
5.  near the knuckle
verb
6. (transitive)
to rub or press with the knuckles
7. (intransitive)
to keep the knuckles on the ground while shooting a marble

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Knuckle

see synonyms of knuckle
noun
1. 
a. 
a joint of the finger; esp., the joint connecting a finger to the rest of the hand
b. 
the rounded knob formed by the bones at such a joint
2. 
the knee or hock joint and nearby parts of a pig or other animal, used as food
3. 
something resembling a knuckle, as any of the projecting, cylindrical parts through which a pin is passed to form a hinge
4.  US; [pl.]
brass knuckles
5.  Architecture
the central joint in a gambrel or curb roof
verb transitiveWord forms: ˈknuckled or ˈknuckling
6. 
to strike, press, or touch with the knuckles

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Knuckle

see synonyms of knuckle
n.
1.
a. The prominence of the dorsal aspect of a joint of a finger, especially of one of the joints connecting the fingers to the hand.
b. 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. knuck·led, knuck·ling, knuck·les
1. To press, rub, or hit with the knuckles.
2. To shoot (a marble) with the thumb over the bent forefinger.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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