to knuckle down
21knuckle down — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) apply oneself (see resolution). II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. apply oneself, try hard, labor, set to work; see apply oneself , concentrate 2 , work 1 …
22knuckle down to work — begin to work energetically, start working hard …
23knuckle down to — Begin (a task, usu. reluctantly because unpleasant) …
24knuckle — ► NOUN 1) a part of a finger at a joint where the bone is near the surface. 2) a projection of the carpal or tarsal joint of a quadruped. 3) this projection as a joint of meat. ► VERB ▪ rub or press with the knuckles. ● knuckle down Cf. ↑ …
25knuckle — (n.) mid 14c., knokel finger joint; any joint of the body, especially a knobby one; morbid lump or swelling; common Germanic (Cf. M.L.G. knökel, M.Du. cnockel, Ger. knöchel), lit. little bone, a dim. of P.Gmc. root *knuck bone (Cf. Ger. Knochen… …
26knuckle — [nuk′əl] n. [ME knokyl < or akin to MDu & MLowG knokel, dim. of knoke, bone < IE * gneuĝ : for IE base see KNOT1] 1. a) a joint of the finger; esp., the joint connecting a finger to the rest of the hand b) the rounded knob formed by the… …
27knuckle — knuck|le1 [ˈnʌkəl] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Middle Low German; Origin: knökel small bone, knuckle ] 1.) your knuckles are the joints in your fingers, including the ones where your fingers join your hands ▪ Her knuckles whitened as she gripped the… …
28knuckle — knuck|le1 [ nʌkl ] noun count 1. ) usually plural one of the parts where your fingers can bend or where they join your hand 2. ) a piece of meat from an animal s lower leg near the knuckle BRITISH INFORMAL rude and slightly offensive, especially… …
29knuckle — 1 noun 1 (C) the joints in your fingers including the ones where your fingers join your hands 2 (C) a piece of meat around the lowest leg joint: a knuckle of pork 3 near the knuckle BrE informal rude, or likely to give offence: Some of his jokes… …
30knuckle — n 1. finger joint, knucklebone; joint, articulation, geniculation; angle, bend, crook, hook. 2. joint of meat, cut of meat. v 3. knuckle down Informal. apply oneself, exert oneself, lay oneself out, put oneself out; buckle down, get down to, put… …
