MEANING
1. To make a pattern of small ridges or raised marks on a surface, often to improve grip.
2. A small ridge or raised knob, especially one on a textured grip.
Use it for
Words that belong together
- knurl a handle
- a knurled grip
On the page
The technician knurled the metal collar so it could be turned with wet gloves.
Nearby words
Word forms
- Base
- knurl
- Past tense
- knurled
- Past participle
- knurled
- Present participle
- knurling
Full tense & aspect guide
- Present
- knurl
- Present continuous
- am/is/are knurling
- Present perfect
- have/has knurled
- Present perfect continuous
- have/has been knurling
- Past
- knurled
- Past continuous
- was/were knurling
- Past perfect
- had knurled
- Past perfect continuous
- had been knurling
- Future
- will knurl
- Future continuous
- will be knurling
- Future perfect
- will have knurled
- Future perfect continuous
- will have been knurling
Choose the auxiliary that agrees with your subject. These are constructions of one word, not separate entries.
Usage notes
Primary category: sensory / description. Forms: knurl; knurls; knurled; knurled; knurling. Noun singular knurl; plural knurls. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: description. Commonness: uncommon. Third-person singular: knurls.
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