the world > movement > impact > striking > striking with specific thing > strike with specific thing [verb (transitive)] > with the hand > with the knuckles (5)
transitive. To nudge or strike; to joggle, shake.
transitive. To hit (a person or thing) with the fist or knuckles; to pummel. Cf. knubble, v.
transitive. To strike (something) with the fist or knuckles; to thump, beat. Cf. knubble, v.
transitive. To hit (a person or thing) with the fist or knuckles; to pummel (see also quot. 1825).
transitive. To tap, strike, press, or rub with the knuckles.