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- DictionaryKnock/näk/
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"
- 2. collide with (someone or something), giving them a hard blow: "he deliberately ran into her, knocking her shoulder"
noun
- 1. a sudden short sound caused by a blow, especially on a door to attract attention or gain entry.
- 2. a blow or collision: "the casing is tough enough to withstand knocks"
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 ...
Check pronunciation: knock. Definition of knock verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Definition of knock noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
4 days ago · A knock is the act or sound of something being hit, such as a door or window, to attract someone's attention. They heard a knock at the front door. American English : knock / ˈnɒk /
to hit something or someone and make them move or fall down: He accidentally knocked the vase off the table. I knocked over the mug. He was knocked unconscious by the blast. knock verb (CRITICIZE) to criticize someone or something, often unfairly: She knocks every suggestion I make. See also. beat/knock the (living) daylights out of sb. Idioms.
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English knock1 /nɒk $ nɑːk/ S1 W3 verb 1 door [ intransitive] to hit a door or window with your closed hand to attract the attention of the people inside I knocked and knocked but nobody answered. knock at/on We knocked at the door but there was no one there.
1. An instance of striking or colliding. 2. The sound of a sharp blow on a hard surface. 3. A pounding or clanking noise made by an engine, often as a result of faulty fuel combustion. Also called ping. 4. Slang A cutting, often petty criticism. Phrasal Verbs: knock around (or about) Informal. 1.
