What part of speech is knuckle?

Knuckle can be categorized as a noun and a verb.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. knuckle is a verb, present, 1st person singular of knuckle (infinitive).
  • 2. knuckle is a verb (infinitive).
  • 3. knuckle is a noun, singular of knuckles.

Inflections

Verb

Noun

What does knuckle mean?

Definitions

Verb

knuckle - press or rub with the knuckles
knuckle - shoot a marble while keeping one's knuckles on the ground

Noun

knuckle - a joint of a finger when the fist is closed

Examples of knuckle

#   Sentence  
1. noun As incredible as it may seem, she ordered a knuckle of ham with sauerkraut.
2. noun As funny as the whole concept of a knuckle sandwich is, I wouldn't ever want to be on the receiving end.
3. noun Jane promised her children a knuckle sandwich for bad grades.
4. verb You'd better knuckle down to work.
5. verb It is easy to knuckle down if you have enough motivation.
Sentence  
noun
As incredible as it may seem, she ordered a knuckle of ham with sauerkraut.
As funny as the whole concept of a knuckle sandwich is, I wouldn't ever want to be on the receiving end.
Jane promised her children a knuckle sandwich for bad grades.
verb
You'd better knuckle down to work.
It is easy to knuckle down if you have enough motivation.

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