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Noun knuckle has 1 sense

knuckle, knuckle joint, metacarpophalangeal joint - a joint of a finger when the fist is closed
--₁ is a kind of weapon, arm, weapon system; synovial joint, articulatio synovialis, diarthrosis; weapon, arm, weapon system; synovial joint, articulatio synovialis, diarthrosis
--₁ is a part of finger
Derived form: verb knuckle₁

Verb knuckle has 2 senses

knuckle - press or rub with the knuckles
--₁ is one way to press

Derived form: noun knuckle₁
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
knuckle - shoot a marble while keeping one's knuckles on the ground
--₂ is one way to shoot
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s