knuckle
/ˈnʌk(ə)l/
US pronunciation
American sound/ˈnʌk(ə)l/
knuckle
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- 2 syllables
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- Final e often stays silent
knuc - kle -> knuckle
Myanmar meaning
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၁။ လက်ဆစ်။ bleeding/swollen knuckles. ❍ HAND
၂။ (တိရစ္ဆာန်)လက်၊ ခြေထောက်။ pig's knuckles. ဝက်လက်။ ဝက်ခြေထောက်။
❏ knuckle down to sth [PHRV ] (infml ) လက်ကြော တင်းအောင် လုပ်သည်။ ခါးချိုးလုပ်သည်။ If you want to pass that exam, you'll have to knuckle down (to some hard study).
❏ knuckle under (to sb/sth) [PHRV ] (infml ) အညံ့ ခံသည်။ အရှုံးပေးသည်။ knuckle under to threats.
❏ near the knuckle [IDM ] (infml ) ရုန့်ရင်းသော (စကား၊ ပြက်လုံး စသည်)။
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Synonyms
abandon, abdicate, abide, accede, accept, accommodate, acknowledge, acquiesce, adapt, adjust, admit, admit defeat, agree, appease, assent, back down, be servile, be submissive, bend, bow, break, break down, buckle, buckle under, bulge, buy, call it quits, capitulate, cave, cave in, cease, cede, collapse, come to terms, commit, comply, concede, consign, cringe, croak, crumple, cry uncle, decease, defer, deliver up, demise, depart, drop, eat crow, eat humble pie, endure, entrust, expire, fall, fall victim to, fawn, flake out, fold, fold up, forego, give away, give ground, give in, give in to, give oneself over, give out, give up, give up the ghost, give way, go, go along with, go down, go under, go with the flow, grin and bear it, hand over, humor, indulge, knob, knot, knuckle under, knuckleunder, kowtow, lay down arms, leave, let go, lump, meet waterloo, nub, obey, pack it in, part with, pass, pass away, perish, play dead, projection, prominence, protuberance, put up white flag, put up with, quit, relax, relent, relinquish, renounce, resign, resign oneself, roll over, sag, say uncle, show white flag, stoop, submit, succumb, suffer defeat, surrender, take the count, throw in the towel, toe the line, tolerate, toss it in, truckle, waive, wilt, withstand, yield
Antonyms
advance, agree, ascend, assert, be born, bear, build, come, conceal, conquer, continue, contradict, counter, create, decline, defend, deny, disagree, disallow, disapprove, disarrange, disobey, dispute, dissent, dissuade, expedite, fight, flatten, force, forge, forward, hasten, hide, hold, hurry, increase, keep, leave, oppose, overcome, overpower, prevent, protest, refuse, reject, resist, retain, rise, stay, stop, straighten, surpass, veto, win, withhold
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