"knucklewalk" meaning in All languages combined

See knucklewalk on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: knucklewalks [present, singular, third-person], knucklewalking [participle, present], knucklewalked [participle, past], knucklewalked [past]
Etymology: From knuckle + walk. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|knuckle|walk}} knuckle + walk Head templates: {{en-verb}} knucklewalk (third-person singular simple present knucklewalks, present participle knucklewalking, simple past and past participle knucklewalked)
  1. To walk quadrupedally with the forelimbs holding the fingers in a partially flexed posture that allows body weight to press down on the ground through the knuckles. Wikipedia link: Knuckle-walking Derived forms: knucklewalker
    Sense id: en-knucklewalk-en-verb-uo8pTgDg Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry

Inflected forms

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