# knuckled

Pronunciation: say "NUK-uhld" /ˈnʌkəld/

## Verb

1. Simple past and past participle of knuckle. — simple past and past participle of knuckle
   - Simple: Simple past and past participle of knuckle. Use this form for something that already happened.
   - _After months of resistance, the committee knuckled under to public pressure._
   - _She had knuckled down to her studies long before the exams began._

## Adjective

2. Having knuckles of a particular or distinctive kind.
   - Simple: Having knuckles of a certain kind, like big or bony ones.
   - _The sculptor's knuckled hands betrayed decades of working with stone._
   - _He admired the firm, knuckled grip of the old climbing instructor._

## Origin

Formed from "knuckle" combined with the suffix "-ed".

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/knuckled (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).