knuckle

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Synonyms: knuckly

Antonyms: knuckly

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Noun

1. {{senseid|en|finger joint}} Any of the [[joint]]s between the [[bone#Noun|bone]]s of the [[finger#Noun|finger]]s.
2. {{lb|en|by extension}} A [[mechanical]] joint.
3. {{lb|en|sports|billiards|snooker|pool}} The curved part of the [[cushion#Noun|cushion]] at the entrance to the [[pocket#Noun|pocket]]s on a [[cue sport]]s table.
4. The [[kneejoint]] of a [[quadruped]], especially of a [[calf]]; formerly, the kneejoint of a human being.
5. {{senseid|en|cut of meat}} A cut of [[meat]] of various kinds.
6. {{lb|en|obsolete}} The [[joint#Noun|joint]] of a [[plant#Noun|plant]].
7. {{lb|en|[[shipbuilding]]}} A [[convex]] portion of a [[vessel]]'s [[figure#Noun|figure]] where a sudden change of shape occurs, as in a [[canal boat]], where a nearly [[vertical]] side joins a nearly flat bottom.
8. A contrivance, usually of brass or iron, and furnished with points, worn to protect the hand, to add force to a blow, and to [[disfigure]] the person struck; a [[knuckle duster]].
9. {{senseid|en|skiing}} {{lb|en|skiing|snowboarding}} The rounded point where a [[flat#Noun|flat]] changes to a slope on a [[piste#English|piste]].

Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To apply pressure, or [[rub#Verb|rub]] or [[massage#Verb|massage]] with one's knuckles ({{senseno|en|finger joint}}).
2. {{lb|en|transitive|slang}} To [[strike#Verb|strike]] or [[punch#Verb|punch]].
3. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To bend the fingers.
4. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To touch one's [[forehead]] as a mark of respect.
5. {{lb|en|intransitive|figurative}} To yield.
6. {{lb|en|snowboarding|skiing}} To land on the knuckle ({{senseno|en|skiing}}) of a curve of a slope, after a jump off a ramp that precedes the slope.

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