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Synonyms & Antonyms of knuckle down
as in pitch in, dig in
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for knuckle down
Antonyms & Near Antonyms for knuckle down
- bum,
- chill,
- dally,
- dillydally,
- footle,
- goldbrick,
- goof (off),
- hack (around),
- hang (around or out),
- idle,
- laze,
- loaf,
- lounge,
- shirk,
- slack (off),
- veg out
- dabble,
- doodle,
- fool around,
- fribble,
- goof (around),
- hang,
- hang about
- [British],
- mess around,
- monkey (around),
- play,
- potter (around),
- putter (around),
- trifle
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The first known use of knuckle down was circa 1864
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