knobkerry
knobkerry

knock


Definition: Meaning of, knock in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / nɒk /

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knock knocked knocked
Present Participle Third Person Singular
knocking knocks
  1. door [intransitive] to hit a door or window with your closed hand to attract the attention of the people inside
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  2. hit and move something [transitive always + adverb/preposition] to hit something with a short quick action so that it moves or falls
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  3. hit somebody hard [transitive always + adverb/preposition] to hit someone very hard
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  4. hit part of your body [transitive] to hit something with part of your body
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  5. knock on doors to go to every house or apartment in an area asking the people who live there for information or support
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  6. be knocking on the door to be wanting to join a group or team - used in news reports
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  7. remove wall [transitive] to remove a wall or part of a building in order to make a bigger room or space
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  8. knock a hole in/through something to make a hole in something, especially a wall
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  9. criticize [transitive] to criticize someone or their work, especially in an unfair or annoying way
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  10. ball [transitive always + adverb/preposition] to kick or hit a ball somewhere
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  11. knock somebody for six British English informal to shock or upset someone very much or make them physically weak
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  12. knock the stuffing out of somebody informal to make someone lose their confidence
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  13. knock somebody sideways British English to upset someone so much that it is difficult for them to deal with something
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  14. knock some sense into somebody/into somebody's head informal to make someone learn to behave in a more sensible way
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  15. knock (somebody's) heads together informal to tell people who are arguing that they must stop and behave more sensibly
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  16. knock something on the head British English informal to stop something happening
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  17. knock somebody's socks off also knock somebody dead spoken to surprise and please someone by being very impressive
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  18. knock somebody off their pedestal/perch to stop admiring someone that you previously thought was perfect
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  19. knock spots off somebody/something British English spoken to be much better than someone or something
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  20. knock on wood American English used to say that you hope your good luck so far will not change [=  touch wood British English]
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  21. knock it off spoken used to tell someone to stop doing something, because it is annoying you
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  22. make a noise [intransitive] if an engine or pipes etc are knocking, they make a noise like something hard being hit, usually because something is wrong with them
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  23. heart [intransitive] if your heart is knocking, it is beating hard, especially because you are afraid [=  pound]
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  24. I'll knock your head/block off spoken used when threatening to hit someone very hard
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  25. knock the bottom out of something informal to make something such as a market or industry fail suddenly
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Word Forms:
Singular Plural
knock knocks
  1. [countable] the sound of something hard hitting a hard surface
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  2. [countable] the action of something hard hitting your body
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  3. take a knock informal to have some bad luck or trouble
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knock used in phrases

  • knock about (verb)
    1. strike against forcefully
    2. be around; be alive or active
  • knock against (verb)
    1. collide violently with an obstacle
  • knock cold (verb)
    1. knock unconscious or senseless
  • knock on (noun)
    1. a foul rugby knocking the ball forward while trying to catch it
  • knock rummy (noun)
    1. a form of rummy in which a player can go out if the cards remaining in their hand total less than 10 points
  • knock-down (adjective)
    1. strong enough to knock down or overwhelm
  • knock-down-and-drag-out (adjective)
    1. extremely violent
  • knock-down-drag-out (adjective)
    1. a knock-down-drag-out argument or fight is an extremely angry or violent one
  • knock-knee (noun)
    1. an inward slant of the thigh
  • knock-kneed (adjective)
    1. having knees that point slightly inwards [↪  bow-legged]
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knock used in phrasal verbs

  • knock around (phrasal verb)
    1. [transitive] knock someone around to hit someone a lot
    2. [intransitive/transitive] knock around something to spend time somewhere with no particular purpose
  • knock back (phrasal verb)
    1. to drink alcohol quickly or in large amounts
    2. knock someone back British English to cause problems or delays for someone
  • knock down (phrasal verb)
    1. knock down or knock over British English to hit someone with a vehicle so that they are injured or killed
    2. to deliberately destroy a building or wall
  • knock off (phrasal verb)
    1. [transitive] knock something off something to reduce a price or an amount
    2. [intransitive/transitive] knock off something to stop working
  • knock out (phrasal verb)
    1. to make someone unconscious
    2. to make someone leave a competition by defeating them
  • knock over (phrasal verb)
    1. British English same as knock down (sense 1)
    2. American English informal to steal money or goods from a bank or business, especially using violence
  • knock together (phrasal verb)
    1. to make two rooms or buildings into one room or building by removing a wall that separates them
    2. knock together or knock up informal to produce something quickly and easily
  • knock up (phrasal verb)
    1. British English informal same as knock1
    2. British English informal to wake or call someone by knocking on their door
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