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knock
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- pronunciation:
- nak
- parts of speech:
- intransitive verb, transitive verb, noun
- phrases:
- knock down, knock off, knock out, knock over
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb, noun), Grammatical Patterns
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
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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
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definition 3: |
to make a pounding or beating sound.
The car's engine knocks.- synonyms:
- drum, thump
- similar words:
- bang, hammer, thud
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related words: |
beat, chatter, clatter, tap |
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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
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definition 2: |
to strike together.
He knocked the coconuts, hoping to break one of them.- synonyms:
- rap, strike, tap
- similar words:
- bump, hit, thump
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definition 3: |
to make, form, or cause by striking.
He knocked a dent in the refrigerator.- synonyms:
- beat, pound
- similar words:
- hammer, strike, tap
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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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related words: |
bat, clatter, rap, shake, tap, throw |
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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
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definition 2: |
a small blow; rap.
- synonyms:
- rap, tap
- similar words:
- blow, hit, swat
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definition 3: |
a sound made by a malfunctioning engine.
- similar words:
- bang, drum, thump
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related words: |
belt, box, bump, clatter, clip |
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phrase: |
knock down, knock off, knock out, knock over |
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