knock

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UK /nɒk/ US /nɑk/

noun 5verb 5name 5

Collocations

(noun.) firm sharp sound

ADJ

loud, sharp | gentle, light | determined | timid

VERB + KNOCK

hear

answer

He ignored the knock on his office door and continued working.

PHRASES

a knock at/on the door

She heard a gentle knock on the door and went to answer it.

(noun.) sharp blow from sth

ADJ

hard, nasty, severe

She experienced some nasty knocks when starting her new business, but she persevered.

minor

VERB + KNOCK

get, have, take

The team's confidence took a real knock after losing their first three games.

give sb/sth

PREP

~ on

(verb.) hit/bump

ADV

accidentally

She accidentally knocked over her coffee while reaching for the sugar.

about, aside, over

The vase fell and knocked the picture frame aside when it hit the shelf.

PREP

against

The ladder fell over and knocked against the fence during the storm.

off

The strong wind knocked several branches off the old oak tree in our garden.

She knocked her elbow on the sharp corner of the table.

PHRASES

knock sb/sth flying

The strong wind knocked the flowerpots flying across the patio this morning.

knock sb off their feet

When she saw her ex at the party, the surprise knocked her completely off her feet.

knock sb out/senseless/unconscious

One punch in the boxing match knocked the champion senseless.

knock sb to the ground

(verb.) bang on a door

ADV

loudly | softly | politely, timidly

PREP

A visitor knocked at the window to get our attention.

He knocked on the window to get his friend's attention.

PHRASES

without knocking

She rushed into the bedroom without knocking and startled her brother.

Definitions

noun

An abrupt rapping sound, as from an impact of a hard object against wood.

It came to me, like a knock on the door / Erasing all that had gone before / Broken wings can be mended / But this love of ours, we've got to defend it

A sharp impact.

He took a knock on the head.

A criticism.

Since forming in 2007 Mumford & Sons have hard-toured their way to a vast market for throaty folk that's strong on banjo and bass drum. They have released two enormous albums. But, wow, do they take some knocks back home.

A blow or setback.

"Come on!" cried Mr. Beaver, who was almost dancing with delight. "Come and see! This is a nasty knock for the Witch! It looks as if her power was already crumbling."

Preignition, a type of abnormal combustion occurring in spark ignition engines caused by self-ignition; also, the characteristic knocking sound associated with it.

verb

To rap one's knuckles against something, especially wood.

Knock on the door and find out if they’re home.

Then ſaid Evangeliſt, Keep that light in your eye, and go up directly thereto: ſo ſhalt thou ſee the Gate; at which, when thou knockeſt, it ſhall be told thee what thou ſhalt do.

To strike for admittance; to rap upon, as a door.

Master, knock the door hard.

To criticize verbally; to denigrate; to undervalue.

Don’t knock it till you’ve tried it.

And my friend, the reporter, could see nothing funny in this! Sent out on an assignment to write up a roaring, hilarious, brilliant joshing story of—but I will not knock a brother—let us go on with the story.

To kick a ball towards another player; to pass.

To hit a ball into play.

Despite enjoying more than their fair share of possession the visitors did not look like creating anything, with their lack of a killer ball painfully obvious as they harmlessly knocked the ball around outside the home side's box without ever looking like they would hurt them.

name

A suburb and ward in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

A townland in Drumcliff civil parish, County Clare, Ireland.

A town and civil parish of County Mayo, Ireland, location of the Knock Shrine.

A settlement in Moray council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NJ5552).

A village on the Isle of Lewis, Western Isles council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NB4931).

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — the act of hitting vigorously

noun — negative criticism

roast

noun — the sound of knocking (as on a door or in an engine or beari

knocking

noun — a vigorous blow

verb — find fault with

criticize
criticise

verb — knock against with force or violence

bump

verb — sound like a car engine that is firing too early

verb — make light, repeated taps on a surface

Antonyms

praise

Idioms & Phrases

knock someone's socks off

To impress greatly; amaze; stun.

You wouldn't expect teenagers to sing opera, but these kids will knock your socks off.

knock out

To strike or render unconscious

I accidentally knocked out the glass in my picture frame.

knock it off

To cease doing something, particularly annoying or unpleasant; to desist.

Would you two please knock it off with the shouting? I'm trying to sleep.

knock out of the box

To cause a pitcher to be replaced by heavy hitting.

knock together

To assemble something quickly.

I'll just knock together a quick demo.

Example Bank

It came to me, like a knock on the door / Erasing all that had gone before / Broken wings can be mended / But this love of ours, we've got to defend it

Wiktionary

He took a knock on the head.

Wiktionary

Knock on the door and find out if they’re home.

Wiktionary

Then ſaid Evangeliſt, Keep that light in your eye, and go up directly thereto: ſo ſhalt thou ſee the Gate; at which, when thou knockeſt, it ſhall be told thee what thou ſhalt do.

Wiktionary

Master, knock the door hard.

Wiktionary

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, knock is marked as figuratively, informal, dated, colloquial. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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