About The Word Knock
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Knock
Knock Definition And Meaning |
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What's The Definition Of Knock?
[n] the act of hitting vigorously; "he gave the table a whack"
[n] negative criticism [n] a bad experience; "the school of hard knocks" [n] the sound of knocking (as on a door or in an engine or bearing); "the knocking grew louder" [n] a vigorous blow; "the sudden knock floored him"; "he took a bash right in his face"; "he got a bang on the head" [v] deliver a sharp blow or push :"He knocked the glass clear across the room." [v] knock against with force or violence; "My car bumped into the tree" [v] rap with the knuckles; "knock on the door" [v] of car engines, when firing too early [v] make light, repeated taps on a surface; "he was tapping his fingers on the table impatiently" Synonyms | Synonyms for Knock: bang | bash | belt | belt | bump | knocking | ping | pink | rap | rap | roast | smash | strike hard | tap | whack | whang Related Terms | Find terms related to Knock: abuse | adverse criticism | animadversion | arouse | aspersion | associate with | astonish | astound | awaken | bad notices | bad press | bang | bang into | bash | baste | bat | batter | beat | beat up | beating | belt | bewilder | biff | blame | blow | bob | bonk | bop | bowl over | buffet | bump | bump into | burst | bust | cannon | captiousness | carom | carom into | carp at | carping | cavil | caviling | censoriousness | censure | chop | clap | clash | clip | clobber | clock out | close down | clout | clump | coldcock | collide | come into collision | complete | concuss | condemn | condemnation | confront each other | conk | consort with | copy | crack | crack up | crash | crash into | criticism | criticize | crump | crunch | cuff | cut | cut down | dash | dash into | daze | deal | deal a blow | debate | deck | demolish | denounce | denunciate | deprecate | destroy | dig | dint | discuss | disparage | drub | drubbing | drumming | encounter | exception | fall foul of | faultfinding | fell | fetch | fetch a blow | finish | flail | flak | flap | flatten | floor | flop | foul | fusillade | gad about | get with child | go home | hairsplitting | hammer | hammering | hit | hit a clip | hit against | home thrust | hostile criticism | hurt | hurtle | hypercriticalness | hypercriticism | imitate | impinge | impregnate | improvise | imputation | insult | jab | kayo | kill | knock about | knock against | knock around | knock cold | knock down | knock off | knock out | knock over | knock together | knock unconscious | knock up | KO | lambaste | larrup | lay in ruins | left | let have it | level | lick | lift | lock up | maltreat | manhandle | maul | meet | mistreat | nagging | nick | niggle | niggling | nit | nit-picking | obloquy | overcome | overcriticalness | overwhelm | pan | paste | patter | pelt | percuss | pestering | pettifogging | pilfer | pinch | plunk | poke | polish off | pommel | pound | pounding | priggishness | prostrate | pull down | pulverize | pummel | punch | put down | put together | quibble | quibbling | quit | ramble | rap | raze | reflection | report | reprehend | reproachfulness | reprobate | right | roam | rob | rove | run down | run into | sideswipe | skin | slam | slam into | slap | slat | sledgehammer | slog | slug | slur | smack | smack into | smash | smash into | smash up | smite | snap | snipe at | soak | sock | spank | splat | stagger | steal | stricture | strike | strike against | strike at | stroke | stun | swap | swat | swing | swipe | taking exception | talk over | tap | tattoo | terminate | thieve | thrash | thresh | throw down | thump | thwack | travel | trichoschistism | trounce | tunk | wake up | wallop | wander | whack | wham | whap | whip | whomp | whop | wipe | wreck | yerk See Also | bad luck | batter | blow | blow | bowl over | buffet | bump | bump into | butt against | coldcock | collide with | criticism | critique | deck | dump | floor | go | hit | impinge on | jar against | kayo | knap | knock about | knock against | knock cold | knock down | knock out | knock over | misfortune | overturn | rap | run into | sound | sound | strike | tip over | turn over | upset Knock In Webster's Dictionary \Knock\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Knocked}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Knocking}.] [OE. knoken, AS. cnocian, cnucian; prob. of
imitative origin; cf. Sw. knacka.Cf. {Knack}.]
1. To drive or be driven against something; to strike against
something; to clash; as, one heavy body knocks against
another. --Bacon.
2. To strike or beat with something hard or heavy; to rap;
as, to knock with a club; to knock on the door.
For harbor at a thousand doors they knocked.
--Dryden.
Seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be
opened unto you. --Matt. vii.
7.
{To knock about}, to go about, taking knocks or rough usage;
to wander about; to saunter. [Colloq.] ``Knocking about
town.'' --W. Irving.
{To knock up}, to fail of strength; to become wearied or worn
out, as with labor; to give out. ``The horses were
beginning to knock up under the fatigue of such severe
service.'' --De Quincey.
{To knock off}, to cease, as from work; to desist.
{To knock under}, to yield; to submit; to acknowledge one's
self conquered; -- an expression probably borrowed from
the practice of knocking under the table with the
knuckles, when conquered. ``Colonel Esmond knocked under
to his fate.'' --Thackeray.
\Knock\ (n[o^]k), v. t. 1. To strike with something hard or heavy; to move by striking; to drive (a thing) against something; as, to knock a ball with a bat; to knock the head against a post; to knock a lamp off the table. When heroes knock their knotty heads together. --Rowe. 2. To strike for admittance; to rap upon, as a door. Master, knock the door hard. --Shak. {To knock down}. (a) To strike down; to fell; to prostrate by a blow or by blows; as, to knock down an assailant. (b) To assign to a bidder at an auction, by a blow or knock; to knock off. {To knock in the head}, or {on the head}, to stun or kill by a blow upon the head; hence, to put am end to; to defeat, as a scheme or project; to frustrate; to quash. [Colloq.] -- {To knock off}. (a) To force off by a blow or by beating. (b) To assign to a bidder at an auction, by a blow on the counter. (c) To leave off (work, etc.). [Colloq.] -- {To knock out}, to force out by a blow or by blows; as, to knock out the brains. {To knock up}. (a) To arouse by knocking. (b) To beat or tire out; to fatigue till unable to do more; as, the men were entirely knocked up. [Colloq.] ``The day being exceedingly hot, the want of food had knocked up my followers.'' --Petherick. (c) (Bookbinding) To make even at the edges, or to shape into book form, as printed sheets. \Knock\, n. 1. A blow; a stroke with something hard or heavy; a jar. 2. A stroke, as on a door for admittance; a rap. `` A knock at the door.'' --Longfellow. A loud cry or some great knock. --Holland. {Knock off}, a device in a knitting machine to remove loops from the needles. \Knock\, v. i. To practice evil speaking or fault-finding; to criticize habitually or captiously. [Vulgar Slang, U. S.] \Knock\, v. t. To impress strongly or forcibly; to astonish; to move to admiration or applause. [Slang, Eng.] |
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