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   Knock

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   verb

   • 1. strike a surface noisily to attract attention, especially when waiting to be let in through a door: "I knocked on the kitchen door" Similar bangtaprapthumppoundhammerstrikehitbeatbatterbuffetpummel
   • ▪ strike or thump together or against something: "my knees were knocking and my lips quivering"
   • ▪ (of a motor or other engine) make a regular thumping or rattling noise because of improper ignition.
   • 2. collide with (someone or something), giving them a hard blow: "he deliberately ran into her, knocking her shoulder" Similar collide withbump intobang intoknock againsthitstrikebe in collision withrun intocrash intosmash intoplow intoslam intodash againstramjoltimpactinformal:bash into
   • ▪ force to move or fall with a deliberate or accidental blow or collision: "he was hit from behind and knocked off his bike"
   • ▪ injure or damage by striking: "she knocked her knee painfully on the table" Similar bumpbanghitstrikecrackinjurehurtdamagebruiseinformal:bashthwack
   • ▪ make (a hole or a dent) in something by striking it forcefully: "he suggests we knock a hole through the wall into the broom closet"
   • ▪ demolish the barriers between (rooms or buildings): "two of the downstairs rooms had been knocked into one"
   • 3. talk disparagingly about; criticize. informal Similar criticizefind fault withrun downdisparagebelittledepreciatedeprecatedetract fromgive a bad press tocast aspersions onscoff atderidejeer atcarp atcavil atlambastecensurecondemndenouncerevileattackinformal:slampanbashpull to piecespull apartpick holes inmaulsavageflaythrow brickbats atshoot downgive something a batteringtalk something downhave a go atbad-mouthslaterubbishslag offtrashpummelbagOpposite praise

   noun

   • 1. a sudden short sound caused by a blow, especially on a door to attract attention or gain entry. Similar tapraprat-tatrat-tat-tatknockingbangbangingbeatingpoundinghammeringdrummingthumpthud
   • ▪ a continual thumping or rattling sound made by an engine because of improper ignition. Similar tapraprat-tatrat-tat-tatknockingbangbangingbeatingpoundinghammeringdrummingthumpthud
   • 2. a blow or collision: "the casing is tough enough to withstand knocks" Similar bumpblowbangstrikingbeatingjoltjarjarringshockcollisioncrashsmashimpactblowbangstrokehitslapsmackcrackbuffetpunchcuffthumpboxinformal:clipcloutwallopthwackbeltbash
   • ▪ a discouraging experience; a setback: "the region's industries have taken a severe knock" Similar setbackreversalreverse of fortunerebuffrejectiondefeatfailuredifficultymisfortunebad luckstroke of bad luckmishapbad experienceblowbody blowdisastercalamitydisappointmentgriefsorrowtroublehardshipinformal:kick in the teethone in the eyewhammy
   • 3. a critical comment. informal Similar criticismdisparagementstricturefault-findingdenigrationcensurereproachreprovalcondemnationlambastinginformal:slammingpanningslagging offflakbrickbatsrubbishingslatingOpposite praise

   Word Origin Old Englishcnocian, of imitative origin.

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   What is the meaning of knocking?

   • an act or instance of knocking. the sound of knocking, especially a rap, as at a door. a blow or thump. Informal. an adverse criticism. the noise resulting from faulty combustion or from incorrect functioning of some part of an internal-combustion engine. Cricket. an innings. British Slang.

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   What does knock mean in a sentence?

   • loading examples... When you knock, you bump or strike someone or something. When you hear a knock at the door, someone on the other side is thumping it with their knuckles.

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   What does knock together mean?

   • knock together, to make or construct in a hurry or with little attention to detail: He knocked together a couple of tables. Slang. to make pregnant. to exhaust; weary; tire. to damage; mar: The children knocked up the new table. to injure; wound: He was afraid to come home from school all knocked up again.

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   What does knock a person into a particular position mean?

   • To knock someone into a particular position or condition means to hit them very hard so that they fall over or become unconscious . The third wave was so strong it knocked me backwards. [VERB noun preposition/adverb] They were knocked to the ground and robbed of their wallets. [VERB noun preposition/adverb] Someone had knocked him unconscious.

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   When you knock, you bump or strike someone or something. When you hear a knock at the door, someone on the other side is thumping it with their knuckles. You can accidentally knock your grandmother's special glass bowl off the table, and you can also knock softly on her door — or tap with your knuckles — before you go in and tell her how ...

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