(n.) The joint of a finger, particularly when made prominent by the closing of the fingers.
(n.) The kneejoint, or middle joint, of either leg of a quadruped, especially of a calf; -- formerly used of the kneejoint of a human being.
(n.) The joint of a plant.
(n.) The joining pars of a hinge through which the pin or rivet passes; a knuckle joint.
(n.) A convex portion of a vessel's figure where a sudden change of shape occurs, as in a canal boat, where a nearly vertical side joins a nearly flat bottom.
(n.) A contrivance, usually of brass or iron, and furnished with points, worn to protect the hand, to add force to a blow, and to disfigure the person struck; as, brass knuckles; -- called also knuckle duster.
(v. i.) To yield; to submit; -- used with down, to, or under.
(v. t.) To beat with the knuckles; to pommel.
Example Sentences:
(1) Gallic wine sales in the UK have been tumbling for the past 20 years, but the news that France, once the largest exporter to these shores, has slipped behind Australia, the United States, Italy and now South Africa will have producers gnawing their knuckles in frustration.
(2) The figures, published in the company’s annual report , triggered immediate anger from fuel poverty campaigners who noted that energy suppliers had just been rapped over the knuckles by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) for overcharging .
(3) Fleeting though it may have been (he jetted off to New York this morning and is due in Toronto on Saturday), there was a poignant reason for his appearance: he was here to play a tribute set to Frankie Knuckles, the Godfather of house and one of Morales's closest friends, who died suddenly in March.
(4) 3.56am BST Rays 4 - Rangers 2, bottom of 8th Martin tries to lay down a bunt but he gets hit on the knuckle, which is not a hit by pitch because Martin was offering.
(5) "I hope that sooner or later he knuckles down and really makes a go of his career.
(6) HNF-4 is a member of the steroid hormone receptor superfamily with an unusual amino acid in the conserved "knuckle" of the first zinc finger (DGCKG).
(7) Frankie Knuckles, the Chicago house legend , has died aged 59.
(8) It is unlikely David Cameron would thank a health secretary who got into a bare-knuckle fight with a profession that the wider public considers almost saintly.
(9) In August the UK ambassador in Cairo, John Casson, was rapped over the knuckles by the Egyptians when he publicly criticised the sentencing of three al-Jazeera journalists accused of supporting terrorism.
(10) Facebook Twitter Pinterest Emmanuel Macron ‘out-alphas Trump with a knuckle-crushing handshake’.
(11) The first couple of laps I was gripping the bars so hard you could see my knuckles.
(12) The prime minister initially appeared simply to rap the peer over the knuckles , condemning the comments and saying that Young would be doing a "little less speaking" in the future.
(13) Knuckles, who is credited to have invented the house genre, begun his residency at the westside club in 1977 at the height of disco fever, but by 1980 a backlash had swept the craze away.
(14) When the Disco Sucks backlash killed the disco movement, Knuckles evolved his sound, making reel-to-reel re-edits for the Warehouse crowd.
(15) Some implications of this occurrence for theories of the evolution of knuckle walking are discussed.
(16) A knuckle of each fallopian tube is ligated and then resected.
(17) In spite of having proved his bare-knuckled skills on behalf of the Conservatives , one only needs to read the Daily Telegraph 's reaction to the news that he is to become BBC Trust chairman to understand why Patten decided to take a different path after losing Bath.
(18) • Frankie Knuckles obituary • Frankie Knuckles - house pioneer and DJ - dies aged 59
(19) It was Bob who gave me the determination to knuckle down and get over it.
(20) Having had to give up Twitter (she's an avid user), her replacement social exchange will now be with the likes of Jedward and Kerry Katona, the most recognisable of the celebrities, or bare-knuckle fighter Paddy Doherty from My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding, a paparazzo, a male model and a couple of actors (American superstars Charlie Sheen, Pamela Anderson and Mike Tyson were conspicuous by their absence).
Massage
Definition:
(n.) A rubbing or kneading of the body, especially when performed as a hygienic or remedial measure.
Example Sentences:
(1) Thus, carotid sinus massage and, to some extent, isoprenaline administration appear simple bedside tests which may be helpful in identifying the underlying mechanism of sick sinus syndrome.
(2) Two levels of massage were quantified and defined as light massage (LM) and deep massage (DM).
(3) It imitates the conventional percussion massage of the thorax by introducing high-frequency gas oscillations (300 impulses per minute) into the tracheobronchial system.
(4) Ventricular fibrillation was then induced and, after predetermined downtimes ranging from 5 to 60 minutes, thoracotomy was performed, and open-chest bimanual cardiac massage was started.
(5) The relationship of the electrocardiogram to clinical and pathological results was evaluated and indicates that (1) properly managed resuscitation (manual massage and defibrillation) is not a serious hazard, (2) ether in 100% oxygen is the agent of choice for surface-induced deep hypothermia with prolonged circulatory arrest, and (3) halothane may be used in a procedure combining surface cooling and perfusion rewarming if given in a mixture of oxygen and carbon dioxide.
(6) The catheter is extracted during massage of the prostate and finally EPS is aspirated through the internal lumen of the catheter.
(7) Intraocular pressure should be controlled via applanation tonometry, beginning with the fourth day after goniotrepanation, for a period of about three weeks, for early detection of postoperative pressure increases which can occur occasionally, so that they may be treated by digital massage of the bulb.
(8) Rabbit aorta contracting substance (RCS) and prostaglandins were released from guinea-pig isolated perfused lungs by gentle massage and also by infusion of Prosparol.2.
(9) It would appear that if initiation of open chest cardiac massage is delayed for more than 20 min from the onset of cardiac arrest, little or no successful outcome can be expected.
(10) Digital massage often can be used to lower intraocular pressure (IOP) after trabeculectomy or trabeculectomy combined with extracapsular cataract extraction and intraocular lens implantation.
(11) We investigated the possibility of significant corneal trauma (as revealed by slit lamp observation of the fluorescein instilled eye), and massage effects following determination of intraocular pressure with the A. O. Non-Contact tonometer (NCT).
(12) They have an exercise yard, computers, televisions, art classes and even massage on request.
(13) Massage of the carotid sinus was performed during sinus rhythm, during transesophageal atrial stimulation and during transcutaneous ventricle stimulation.
(14) To cap all this, it appears that Tesco may have massaged its bottom line by a not inconsequential quarter of a billion pounds.
(15) Connective tissue massage produces relief of pain and increases microcirculation in a number of vascular beds.
(16) (It is very respectful to massage the pig after it is dead.)
(17) Our data did not show intracardiac aspiration to be superior to either external cardiac massage of left lateral decubitus position despite the shorter resuscitation time.
(18) The follow-up of 70 patients with trauma-related locomotor disorders proved that breathing exercises, vibratory massage, chest heparin electrophoresis, drug inhalations early after the injury can be effective in prevention and treatment of pulmonary complications.
(19) He had normal routine testing, holter monitoring, head CT scan, carotid sinus massage, valsalva maneuver etc.
(20) Skin massage elicited a marked proliferative response in skin but was not a promoting stimulus.