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in the PONS Dictionary

brass ˈknuck·les N pl

brass knuckles
Schlagring m <-(e)s, -e>

I. knuck·le [ˈnʌkl̩] N

1. knuckle ANAT:

knuckle
[Finger]knöchel m
with bare knuckles
mit bloßen Fäusten
to crack one's knuckles
mit den Fingern knacken

2. knuckle (cut of meat):

knuckle
Hachse f <-, -n>
knuckle
Haxe f <-, -n> SGer
knuckle
Stelze f <-, -n> A
knuckle of pork
Schweinshaxe f SGer
knuckle of pork
Schweinsstelze f <-, -n> A

3. knuckle Am (knuckleduster):

knuckles pl
Schlagring m <-(e)s, -e>

Phrases:

to be near the knuckle Brit inf
sich acc hart an der Grenze bewegen
to be near the knuckle joke
ziemlich gewagt sein

II. knuck·le [ˈnʌkl̩] VB intr

1. knuckle (start working hard):

to knuckle down
sich acc dahinter klemmen [o. inf reinknien]
to knuckle down (hurry up)
sich acc ranhalten inf
to knuckle down to one's work
sich acc hinter die Arbeit klemmen inf

2. knuckle (submit):

to knuckle under
sich acc fügen inf
to knuckle under
klein beigeben
they knuckled under to the demands of the trade unions
sie gaben den Forderungen der Gewerkschaften nach

bare-ˈknuck·le ADJ attr

1. bare-knuckle (without gloves):

bare-knuckle
ohne Boxhandschuhe

2. bare-knuckle fig:

bare-knuckle
brutal

knuckle-walking [ˈnʌklˌwɔːkɪŋ] N

knuckle-walking
Knöchelgang

white knuck·le ˈride N hum

white knuckle ride
Abenteuerfahrt f
Present
Iknuckle
youknuckle
he/she/itknuckles
weknuckle
youknuckle
theyknuckle
Past
Iknuckled
youknuckled
he/she/itknuckled
weknuckled
youknuckled
theyknuckled
Present Perfect
Ihaveknuckled
youhaveknuckled
he/she/ithasknuckled
wehaveknuckled
youhaveknuckled
theyhaveknuckled
Past Perfect
Ihadknuckled
youhadknuckled
he/she/ithadknuckled
wehadknuckled
youhadknuckled
theyhadknuckled
See further verb tables

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to crack one's knuckles
mit den Fingern knacken
with bare knuckles
mit bloßen Fäusten
to rap sb on [or over] the knuckles
jdm auf die Finger klopfen inf
to be rapped on the knuckles, to get one's knuckles rapped
eins auf die Finger kriegen inf
to give sb a rap on [or over] the knuckles
jdm auf die Finger klopfen inf

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