KNUCKLE UNDER

Meaning of KNUCKLE UNDER in English

v. phr. To do something because you are forced to do it. Bobby refused to knuckle under to the bully.

Compare: GIVE IN.

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KNUCKLE UNDER — intransitive verb Date: 1869 give in , submit
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
KNUCKLE UNDER — intransitive verb : to admit defeat : give in : give up : yield , submit if it hadn't been …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
KNUCKLE UNDER — v. surrender, give in
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
KNUCKLE UNDER — Date: 1869 : give in , submit
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
KNUCKLE UNDER — Function: intransitive verb Date: 1869 : GIVE IN , SUBMIT
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
KNUCKLE UNDER — [knuckle under] vi (1869): give in, submit
Merriam-Webster English vocab
KNUCKLE UNDER — knuckle under phrasal verb informal ( see also ↑ knuckle ) to accept someone’s authority or orders although you do …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
KNUCKLE UNDER — If you knuckle under , you do what someone else tells you to do or what a situation forces you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
KNUCKLE UNDER — If you ~, you do what someone else tells you to do or what a situation forces you to do, …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
KNUCKLE UNDER — Synonyms and related words : accede, accept, acquiesce, assent, be agreeable, bow, capitulate, cave, comply, consent, defer, face the music, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
KNUCKLE UNDER — {v. phr.} To do something because you are forced to do it. * /Bobby refused to knuckle under to the …
Slang English vocab
KNUCKLE UNDER — Function: verb Synonyms: YIELD 2, bow, buckle (under), capitulate, cave, defer, knuckle, submit, succumb
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
KNUCKLE UNDER — verb Synonyms: yield 2, bow, buckle (under), capitulate, cave, defer, knuckle, submit, succumb
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
KNUCKLE UNDER — SURRENDER, submit, capitulate, give in/up, yield, give way, succumb, climb down, back down, admit defeat, lay down one's arms, throw …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
KNUCKLE UNDER — v. ( D ; intr. ) ('to submit') to ~ to (to ~ to an aggressor)
The Bbi Combinatory Dictionary of English - A Guide to Word Combinations
KNUCKLE UNDER — {v. phr.} To do something because you are forced to do it. * /Bobby refused to knuckle under to the …
Словарь английских идиом
KNUCKLE UNDER — yield, submit The union finally knuckled under the pressure and ended the strike.
English Idioms vocab
KNUCKLE UNDER — подчиняться, уступать Should the employers knuckle under to the workers' demands? ≈ Должны ли работодатели уступать требованиям рабочих? Syn : …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
KNUCKLE UNDER — Посвящать
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
KNUCKLE UNDER — Выработка
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
KNUCKLE UNDER — phr v = knuckle down 1 to knuckle under to demands - подчиняться требованиям
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
KNUCKLE UNDER — подчиняться, уступать Should the employers knuckle under to the workers' demands? — Должны ли работодатели уступать требованиям рабочих? Syn:buckle under
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
KNUCKLE UNDER — phr v = knuckle down 1 to ~ to demands - подчиняться требованиям
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
KNUCKLE UNDER — phr v = knuckle down 1 to knuckle under to demands - подчиняться требованиям
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
KNUCKLE UNDER — уступать, подчиняться, подчиниться, уступить
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
KNUCKLE UNDER — уступать, подчиняться, подчиниться, уступить
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
KNUCKLE UNDER — подчиняться, уступать Should the employers knuckle under to the workers' demands? — Должны ли работодатели уступать требованиям рабочих? Syn: buckle …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
KNUCKLE UNDER — подчиняться, уступать Should the employers knuckle under to the workers' demands? — Должны ли работодатели уступать требованиям рабочих? Syn: buckle under
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
KNUCKLE UNDER — подчиниться, уступить Should the employers knuckle under to the workers' demands?
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
KNUCKLE UNDER — подчиниться, уступить Should the employers knuckle under to the workers' demands?
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
KNUCKLE UNDER — подчиниться, уступить занимать подчиненное положение
Англо-Русский дополнительный словарь
KNUCKLE UNDER — phrvi infml Women have knuckled under for centuries — Веками женщины занимали подчиненное положение She always refused to knuckle under to anyone …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики - Глазунов
KNUCKLE UNDER — phrvi infml Women have knuckled under for centuries — Веками женщины занимали подчиненное положение She always refused to knuckle under …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики
KNUCKLE UNDER — knuckle under phrvi infml Women have knuckled under for centuries Веками женщины занимали подчиненное положение She always refused to knuckle …
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
KNUCKLE UNDER — Women have knuckled under for centuries — Веками женщины занимали подчиненное положение She always refused to knuckle under to anyone …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современного неформального английского
KNUCKLE UNDER — подчиняться, уступать Should the employers knuckle under to the workers' demands? ≈ Должны ли работодатели уступать требованиям рабочих? Syn : …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
KNUCKLE UNDER — уступать[-пить] подчиняться[-ниться]
Англо-Русский словарь
UNDER — I. |əndə(r) adverb Etymology: Middle English, adverb & preposition, from Old English; akin to Old High German untar, adverb & …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
KNUCKLE
Webster's New International English Dictionary
UNDER — (prep.) Denoting relation to some thing or person that is superior, weighs upon, oppresses, bows down, governs, directs, influences powerfully, …
Английский словарь Webster
KNUCKLE — (n.) A contrivance, usually of brass or iron, and furnished with points, worn to protect the hand, to add force …
Английский словарь Webster
KNUCKLE — (n.) The joining pars of a hinge through which the pin or rivet passes; a knuckle joint.
Английский словарь Webster
UNDER — ( prep. ) Denoting relation to some thing or person that is superior, weighs upon, oppresses, bows down, governs, directs, …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
KNUCKLE — ( n. ) The joining pars of a hinge through which the pin or rivet passes; a knuckle joint.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
KNUCKLE — ( n. ) A contrivance, usually of brass or iron, and furnished with points, worn to protect the hand, to …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
UNDER — /un"deuhr/ , prep. 1. beneath and covered by: under a table; under a tree. 2. below the surface of: under …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
KNUCKLE — — knuckly , adj. /nuk"euhl/ , n. , v. , knuckled, knuckling . n. 1. a joint of a finger, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
UNDER — I. ˈən-dər adverb Etymology: Middle English, adverb & preposition, from Old English; akin to Old High German untar under, Latin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
KNUCKLE — I. ˈnə-kəl noun Etymology: Middle English knokel; akin to Middle High German knöchel knuckle Date: 14th century 1. a. : …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
UNDER — prep less specifically, denoting the relation of being subject, of undergoing regard, treatment, or the like; as, a bill under …
Webster English vocab
KNUCKLE — noun the joint of a plant. 2. knuckle ·vt to beat with the knuckles; to pommel. 3. knuckle ·noun the …
Webster English vocab
KNUCKLE — [knuck.le] n [ME knokel; akin to MHG knochel knuckle] (14c) 1 a: the rounded prominence formed by the ends of …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
UNDER — / ˈʌndə(r); NAmE / preposition , adverb , adjective ■ preposition 1. in, to or through a position that is …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
KNUCKLE — / ˈnʌkl; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ C ] any of the joints in the fingers, …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
UNDER
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
KNUCKLE — I. knuck ‧ le 1 /ˈnʌk ə l/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Middle Low German …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
UNDER — prep., adv., & adj. --prep. 1 a in or to a position lower than; below; beneath (fell under the table; …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
KNUCKLE — n. & v. --n. 1 the bone at a finger-joint, esp. that adjoining the hand. 2 a a projection of …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
UNDER — prep., adv., & adj. prep. 1 a in or to a position lower than; below; beneath (fell under the table; …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
KNUCKLE — n. & v. n. 1 the bone at a finger-joint, esp. that adjoining the hand. 2 a a projection of …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
UNDER — prep., adv., & adj. --prep. 1. a in or to a position lower than; below; beneath (fell under the table; …
Oxford English vocab
KNUCKLE — n. & v. --n. 1. the bone at a finger-joint, esp. that adjoining the hand. 2 a a projection of …
Oxford English vocab
UNDER — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: In addition to the uses shown …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
UNDER — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: In addition to the uses shown …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык

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