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knock

knock

 
 
pronunciation:
nak
parts of speech:
intransitive verb, transitive verb, noun
phrases:
knock down, knock off, knock out, knock over
features:
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part of speech: intransitive verb
inflections: knocks, knocking, knocked
definition 1: to strike something, esp. a door so as to get permission to enter (often fol. by "on").
Please knock before you enter the room.He knocked on the door very softly.
 
synonyms:
drum, rap, tap
similar words:
hammer, hit, pound, strike, thump, whack
definition 2: to collide or bump (often fol. by "into").
He knocked into the wall as he fainted.
synonyms:
bump, hit, impinge, jar, strike
similar words:
bang, jostle, smash
definition 3: to make a pounding or beating sound.
The car's engine knocks.
synonyms:
drum, thump
similar words:
bang, hammer, thud
 
part of speech: transitive verb
definition 1: to deal a sharp blow to; strike; hit.
The boxers knocked each other in the chest several times.The falling branch knocked her on the head.
synonyms:
hit, rap, smack, smite, strike, wallop
similar words:
bang, beat, buffet, clip, cuff, hammer, pound, punch, slap, thump, whack
definition 2: to strike together.
He knocked the coconuts, hoping to break one of them.
synonyms:
rap, strike, tap
similar words:
bump, hit, thump
definition 3: to make, form, or cause by striking.
He knocked a dent in the refrigerator.
synonyms:
beat, pound
similar words:
hammer, strike, tap
definition 4: hit (someone or something) hard, causing a specified condition.
The blow knocked him unconscious.[verb + smby/smth + noun/adj ]
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part of speech: noun
definition 1: the act or an instance of knocking.
synonyms:
rap, tap
similar words:
hit, pound, thump
definition 2: a small blow; rap.
synonyms:
rap, tap
similar words:
blow, hit, swat
definition 3: a sound made by a malfunctioning engine.
similar words:
bang, drum, thump
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phrase: knock down, knock off, knock out, knock over