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knuckle under
knuckle under
verb
Definition of KNUCKLE UNDER
1
to cease resistance (as to another's arguments, demands, or control) <encouraged her to stand firm and not knuckle under to political pressure>
Synonyms blink, bow, budge, capitulate, concede, give in, knuckle under, quit, relent, submit, succumb, surrender
Near Antonyms contend, fight, hold off; battle, breast, combat, confront, counter, defy, face, meet, object, oppose, repel; thwart, withstand
Antonyms resist
2
to yield to the control or power of enemy forces <the remote outpost was overrun and forced to knuckle under>
Related Words bow, buckle, cave (in), collapse, give (in); hand over, relinquish; lose; concede, fail, fold
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