KNUCKLE-DRAGGER

Meaning of KNUCKLE-DRAGGER in English

ˈknuckle-ˌdragger BrE AmE noun [countable] informal

a man who is stupid

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012

KNUCKLE-DRAGGER — knuckle-dragger BrE AmE ˈnʌk ə l ˌdræɡ ə AmE \ - ə r ▷ knuckle-dragger|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
KNUCKLE-DRAGGER — Naval Term. A colloquialism referring to sailors who are in the Machinists Mate rating (job category). More generally, it may …
Slang English vocab
KNUCKLE DRAGGER — knuckle dragger n AmE sl He showed up accompanied by his knuckle draggers Он появился в сопровождении своих амбалов
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
KNUCKLE DRAGGER — n AmE sl He showed up accompanied by his knuckle draggers — Он появился в сопровождении своих амбалов
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики - Глазунов
KNUCKLE DRAGGER — n AmE sl He showed up accompanied by his knuckle draggers — Он появился в сопровождении своих амбалов
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики
KNUCKLE DRAGGER — He showed up accompanied by his knuckle draggers — Он появился в сопровождении своих амбалов
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современного неформального английского
DRAGGER — noun Date: circa 1500 one that drags
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
KNUCKLE
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DRAGGER — ˈdragə(r), -raag-, -raig- noun ( -s ) : one that drags ; specifically : a fishing boat operating a trawl …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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
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
KNUCKLE — — knuckly , adj. /nuk"euhl/ , n. , v. , knuckled, knuckling . n. 1. a joint of a finger, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DRAGGER — /drag"euhr/ , n. 1. any of various small motor trawlers operating off the North Atlantic coast of the U.S. 2. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DRAGGER — n. person or thing which drags; small motor trawler
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
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
DRAGGER — noun Date: circa 1500 : one that drags ; specifically : a fishing boat operating a trawl or dragnet
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
KNUCKLE — noun the joint of a plant. 2. knuckle ·vt to beat with the knuckles; to pommel. 3. knuckle ·noun the …
Webster English vocab
DRAGGER — ■ noun N. Amer. a fishing boat that uses a dragnet.
Concise Oxford 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
DRAGGER — [drag.ger] n (ca. 1500): one that drags; specif: a fishing boat operating a trawl or dragnet
Merriam-Webster English vocab
KNUCKLE — / ˈnʌkl; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ C ] any of the joints in the fingers, …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
KNUCKLE — I. knuck ‧ le 1 /ˈnʌk ə l/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Middle Low German …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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
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
KNUCKLE — n. & v. --n. 1. the bone at a finger-joint, esp. that adjoining the hand. 2 a a projection of …
Oxford English vocab
KNUCKLE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES brass knuckles cracked...knuckles ▪ Dennis rubbed his hands together and cracked his knuckles . …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
KNUCKLE — under [phrasal verb] [I] [informal] - to accept someone's power over you; allow yourself to be beatenThe boys were encouraged …
Cambridge English vocab
KNUCKLE — Synonyms and related words : Chateaubriand, ankle, articulation, blade roast, boundary, bow, breast, brisket, butt, capitulate, cave, cervix, chuck, chuck …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
KNUCKLE — See: BUCKLE DOWN or KNUCKLE DOWN, RAP ONE'S KNUCKLES.
Slang English vocab
KNUCKLE — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ bare ▪ bleeding , bloodied , bruised , swollen ▪ white ▪ She clenched the phone till …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
KNUCKLE — See ball joint steering knuckle and steering knuckle .
English Dictionary of Automotive Terms
KNUCKLE — 1. сущ. 1) сустав пальца 2) ножка (телячья, баранья, свиная) 3) мн. кастет brass knuckles ≈ кастет Syn : knuckle-duster …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
KNUCKLE — knuckle.ogg 1. ʹnʌk(ə)l n 1. сустав пальца, межфаланговый сустав, «костяшка» the knuckles - костяшки ( пальцев рук ) 2. кул. …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
KNUCKLE — 1) шарнир; кулак; цапфа; палец 2) коготь ( автосцепки ) 3) пережим свода ( печи ) 4) точка перелома профиля …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
KNUCKLE — 1) шарнир; кулак; цапфа; палец 2) коготь (автосцепки) 3) пережим свода (печи) 4) точка перелома профиля (канала) • - coupler knuckle - emergency coupler knuckle - leaning …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
KNUCKLE — 1. ʹnʌk(ə)l n 1. сустав пальца, межфаланговый сустав, «костяшка» the knuckles - костяшки ( пальцев рук ) 2. кул. голяшка, …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
KNUCKLE — 1. сущ. 1) сустав пальца 2) ножка ( телячья, баранья, свиная ) 3) мн. кастет brass knuckles — кастет Syn: …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
KNUCKLE — 1. сущ. 1) сустав пальца 2) ножка (телячья, баранья, свиная) 3) мн. кастет brass knuckles — кастет Syn: knuckle-duster 4) тех. кулак, шарнир 5) ж.-д. кулак, зуб (автосцепки) •• - …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
KNUCKLE — 1. _n. 1> сустав пальца 2> ножка (телячья, свиная) 3> _pl. кастет 4> _тех. шарнир, кулак 5> _ж-д. кулак, зуб …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
KNUCKLE — 1. n. 1. сустав пальца 2. ножка (телячья, свиная) 3. pl. кастет 4. тех. шарнир, кулак 5. ж-д. кулак, зуб …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
KNUCKLE — 1. _n. 1> сустав пальца 2> ножка (телячья, свиная) 3> _pl. кастет 4> _тех. шарнир, кулак 5> _ж-д. кулак, зуб …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
KNUCKLE — 1. сущ. 1) сустав пальца 2) ножка (телячья, баранья, свиная) 3) мн. кастет brass knuckles ≈ кастет Syn : knuckle-duster …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
SCALLOP DRAGGER — noun see scalloper 1b
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DRAGGER-OUT — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ noun ( plural draggers-out ) : one that drags out ; specifically : a worker who withdraws bars from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DRAGGER NET — noun : dragnet 1a
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DRAGGER-DOWN — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ noun ( plural draggers-down ) : one who draws heated billets from furnaces
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WHARF — I. ˈ(h)wȯ(ə)r]f, -ȯ(ə)] noun ( plural wharves ]vz\ ; also wharfs ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English wherf, wharf, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SCALLOPER — -pə(r) noun ( -s ) Etymology: scallop (II) + -er 1. a. : one that dredges for or gathers scallops …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DRAGGERMAN — -mən noun ( plural draggermen ) : one that operates or works on a dragger
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DRAGBOAT — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun : dragger
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FUTURE — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bleak future/prospect ▪ The company still hopes to find a buyer, but the …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
TORTOISE — Synonyms and related words : alligator, crocodile, crocodilian, dawdle, dawdler, dinosaur, drone, foot-dragger, gator, goldbrick, goof-off, laggard, lie-abed, lingerer, lizard, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
SNAIL — Synonyms and related words : Chilopoda, Chordata, Dungeness crab, Echiuroidea, Ectoprocta, Entoprocta, Japanese crab, Monoplacophora, Nemertinea, Phoronidea, blue point, clam, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
SLUGGARD — Synonyms and related words : bum, clock watcher, dallier, dawdle, dawdler, diddler, dillydallier, do-nothing, dolittle, doodler, drone, faineant, foot-dragger, gentleman …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
SLUG — Synonyms and related words : Chilopoda, Chordata, Echiuroidea, Ectoprocta, Entoprocta, Intertype, Linotype, Monoplacophora, Monotype, Nemertinea, Phoronidea, baggage check, ball, bang, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
SLOWPOKE — Synonyms and related words : dawdle, dawdler, drone, foot-dragger, goldbrick, goof-off, laggard, lie-abed, lingerer, loiterer, plodder, procrastinator, sleepyhead, slow goer, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
SLEEPYHEAD — Synonyms and related words : dawdle, dawdler, drone, foot-dragger, goldbrick, goof-off, laggard, lie-abed, lingerer, loiterer, plodder, procrastinator, sleeper, sleeping beauty, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
PROCRASTINATOR
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
PLODDER
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
LOITERER — Synonyms and related words : clock watcher, dallier, dawdle, dawdler, diddler, dillydallier, do-nothing, dolittle, doodler, drone, faineant, foot-dragger, gentleman of …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
LINGERER — Synonyms and related words : clock watcher, dallier, dawdle, dawdler, diddler, dillydallier, do-nothing, dolittle, doodler, drone, faineant, foot-dragger, gentleman of …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
LAGGARD — Synonyms and related words : Micawberish, apathetic, backward, balking, balky, bone-lazy, cadging, clock watcher, comatose, dallier, dallying, dawdle, dawdler, delaying, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

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