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knuckled

  • past participle
    of knuckle.
    knuckle
    noun
    a joint of a finger, especially one of the articulations of a metacarpal with a phalanx.
  • past tense form
    of knuckle.
    knuckle
    noun
    a joint of a finger, especially one of the articulations of a metacarpal with a phalanx.

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They did so, as Smith and Lawrence knuckled down to add 105 from 31 overs in the morning session.

From BBC ● Apr. 6, 2026

Yet, when faced with adversity, Adams never knuckled up for any fights on principle, choosing only to take the easiest and most comfortable way out.

From Slate ● Sep. 29, 2025

Asked if it had knuckled on Outman, Marte was sympathetic.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2023

Boyd scored midway through the first period, beating Stalock on a shot from the right circle that knuckled off Chicago defenseman Ian Mitchell’s stick.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 28, 2023

Possibly she wants to be a painter, and thinks I have compromised my principles, knuckled under to success.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood