Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

knuckle under

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.22 in modern English

Syllables
knuck-le un-der
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To cooperate or yield when forced or pressured to do so.

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

knuckles under (present, singular) knuckling under (participle, present) knuckled under (participle, past) knuckled under (past)

Synonyms

fall in line yield give in succumb buckle under

Questions

What does knuckle under mean?
To cooperate or yield when forced or pressured to do so.

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