'knuckle under' definitions:
Definition of 'knuckle under'
Definition of 'knuckle under'
- knuckle under \knuc`kle un"der\, v. i.
To yield; to submit; -- usually used with to.
[PJC]
Synonyms of 'knuckle under'
- accede,
- accept,
- acquiesce,
- assent,
- be agreeable,
- bow,
- capitulate,
- cave,
- comply,
- consent,
- defer,
- face the music,
- go along with,
- knock under,
- knuckle,
- knuckle down,
- live with it,
- not resist,
- obey,
- relent,
- resign,
- submit,
- succumb,
- swallow it,
- swallow the pill,
- take,
- take it
Words containing 'knuckle under'
- Knuckle,
- Knuckled,
- Knuckling,
- To knuckle to,
- knuckle down,
- knuckles,
- Knuckle joint,
- Knuckle of veal,
- brass knuckles,
- knuckle duster,
- pigs' knuckles,
- bare-knuckle,
- bare-knuckled
