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knuckle under

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from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • intransitive verb To yield; to submit; -- usually used with to.

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  • verb intransitive, idiomatic To yield or cooperate when pressured or forced to do so.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • verb consent reluctantly

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synonyms (29)

Words with the same meaning

  1. accede
  2. accept
  3. acquiesce
  4. assent
  5. be agreeable
  6. bow
  7. capitulate
  8. cave
  9. comply
  10. consent
  11. defer
  12. face the music
  13. fall in line
  14. go along with
  15. knock under
  16. knuckle
  17. knuckle down
  18. live with it
  19. not resist
  20. obey
  21. relent
  22. resign
  23. submit
  24. succumb
  25. swallow it
  26. swallow the pill
  27. take
  28. take it
  29. yield

hypernyms (3)

Words that are more generic or abstract

  1. accept
  2. consent
  3. go for

hyponyms (5)

Words more specific or concrete

  1. accede
  2. bow
  3. defer
  4. give in
  5. submit

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  • skipvia commented on the word knuckle under

    To give up under pressure. See Knuckle Up.

    February 12, 2008