Knock

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  • intransitive verb. To strike with a hard blow.
  • intransitive verb. To affect in a specified way by striking hard.
  • intransitive verb. To cause to be displaced or unengaged; force.
  • intransitive verb. To cause to collide.
  • intransitive verb. To produce by hitting or striking.
  • intransitive verb. To find fault with; criticize.
  • intransitive verb. To strike a sharp audible blow or series of blows, as on a door.
  • intransitive verb. To collide with something.
  • intransitive verb. To make a pounding or clanking noise.
  • noun. An instance of striking or colliding.
  • noun. The sound of a sharp blow on a hard surface.
  • noun. A pounding or clanking noise made by an engine, often as a result of faulty fuel combustion.
  • noun. A cutting, often petty criticism.
  • phrasal verb. To be rough or brutal with; maltreat.
  • phrasal verb. To wander from place to place.
  • phrasal verb. To discuss or consider.
  • phrasal verb. To gulp (an alcoholic drink).
  • phrasal verb. To bring to the ground with a blow or other forceful action; topple.
  • phrasal verb. To disassemble into parts, as for storage or shipping.
  • phrasal verb. To declare sold at an auction, as by striking a blow with a gavel.
  • phrasal verb. To reduce in amount or intensity.
  • phrasal verb. To receive as wages; earn.
  • phrasal verb. undefined
  • phrasal verb. To take a break or rest from; stop.
  • phrasal verb. To cease work.
  • phrasal verb. To complete, accomplish, or dispose of hastily or easily; finish.
  • phrasal verb. To get rid of; eliminate.
  • phrasal verb. To kill or overcome.
  • phrasal verb. To hold up or rob.
  • phrasal verb. To copy or imitate, especially without permission.
  • phrasal verb. To render unconscious.
  • phrasal verb. To defeat (a boxing opponent) by a knockout.
  • phrasal verb. To render useless or inoperative.
  • phrasal verb. To excite or overwhelm, especially by being sexually attractive.
  • phrasal verb. To exert or exhaust (oneself or another) to the utmost.
  • phrasal verb. To produce in abundance.
  • phrasal verb. To inactivate (a gene or genes) by genetic manipulation so that the resulting phenotypic effects can be observed.
  • phrasal verb. To make or assemble quickly or carelessly.
  • phrasal verb. To make pregnant.
  • phrasal verb. To wake up or summon, as by knocking at the door.
  • phrasal verb. To wear out; exhaust.
  • idiom. (have it knocked) To be certain of success.
  • idiom. (knock cold) To render unconscious; knock out.
  • idiom. (knock dead) To kill with a blow.
  • idiom. (knock dead) To affect strongly and positively.
  • idiom. (knock it off) To stop doing something. Often used in the imperative.
  • idiom. (knock out of the box) To force the removal of (an opposing pitcher) by heavy hitting.
  • idiom. (knock (someone's) socks off) To overwhelm or amaze.
  • idiom. (knock some sense into) To beat or hit (someone) in an effort to teach a lesson or cause a person to adopt an acceptable pattern of behavior.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. A blow; a buffet; a stroke with the fist, or with anything hard or heavy, as a cudgel, a hammer, or the knocker of a door.
  • Word Usage
    "She grabbed a platter and quickly filled it with muffins, then dashed across the hall to deliver them. * knock knock knock* No answer. * knock knock knock knock* Still nothing."
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    Bach  Bangkok  Bloch  Block  Brock  
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    bang  clap  click  cough  footstep  
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    knocked  knocking  knocks