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Meaning of 'knock' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Knock [ n.]
- A blow; a stroke with something hard or heavy; a jar.
- A stroke, as on a door for admittance; a rap.
2 . Knock [ v. i.]
- To drive or be driven against something; to strike against something; to clash; as, one heavy body knocks against another.
- To strike or beat with something hard or heavy; to rap; as, to knock with a club; to knock on the door.
3 . Knock [ v. t.]
- 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.
- To strike for admittance; to rap upon, as a door.

Meaning of 'knock' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . knock [ n]
Meaning (1):
- the act of hitting vigorously
Example in sentence:
  • he gave the table a whack
Meaning (2):
- a vigorous blow
Example in sentence:
  • he got a bang on the head;
  • he took a bash right in his face;
  • the sudden knock floored him
Meaning (3):
- the sound of knocking (as on a door or in an engine or bearing)
Example in sentence:
  • the knocking grew louder
Meaning (4):
- a bad experience
Example in sentence:
  • the school of hard knocks
5 . knock [ v]
Meaning (5):
- find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws
Example in sentence:
  • Don't knock the food--it's free;
  • The paper criticized the new movie
Meaning (6):
- deliver a sharp blow or push
Example in sentence:
  • He knocked the glass clear across the room
Meaning (7):
- make light, repeated taps on a surface
Example in sentence:
  • he was tapping his fingers on the table impatiently
Meaning (8):
- rap with the knuckles
Example in sentence:
  • knock on the door
Meaning (9):
- knock against with force or violence
Example in sentence:
  • My car bumped into the tree
Meaning (10):
- sound like a car engine that is firing too early
Example in sentence:
  • the car pinged when I put in low-octane gasoline;
  • The car pinked when the ignition was too far retarded

Nearby Words:

knob knobbed knobber knobbing knobbler knobbling fire knobby knobstick knock-knee knock-kneed

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