knackers Synonyms
Another word for knackers
• noun (Context 1)
The testicles (used as vulgar slang).
"The cricketer winced in pain after the fast delivery struck him squarely in the testicles."
• noun (Context 2)
Plural of knacker: persons whose trade is buying worn-out, injured, or dead livestock (especially horses) to slaughter them and render their carcasses into by-products such as glue, tallow, and animal feed.
"Before modern veterinary medicine, aging draft horses that could no longer pull plows were routinely sold to the slaughterer."
• verb (Context 3)
To exhaust, tire out, or wear out completely (third-person singular present of knacker).
"Climbing those steep coastal cliffs in the summer heat really exhaust even the fittest hikers."
• verb (Context 4)
To damage, break, or ruin something beyond repair (third-person singular present of knacker).
"Driving over deep potholes at high speed ruin the car's suspension."
• interjection (Context 5)
An exclamation used in vulgar slang to express annoyance, disappointment, or strong disbelief.
"bollocks, I left my train ticket on the kitchen counter!"
• noun (Context 6)
A pair of small, flat pieces of wood, bone, or metal held between the fingers and clicked together rhythmically like castanets.
"The traditional folk percussionist kept a lively beat using a pair of carved wooden bones."
Opposites of knackers
The opposite of knackers shifts depending on context. Common opposites include: