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Meaning of 'knock'
Meaning of 'knock' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Knock 
[ n.]
- A blow; a stroke with something hard or heavy; a jar. [ n.]- 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. [ v. i.]- 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. [ v. t.]- To strike for admittance; to rap upon, as a door.
Meaning of 'knock' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. knock [ n]
[ n]Meaning (1):
- the act of hitting vigorously
- the act of hitting vigorously
Example in sentence:
- he gave the table a whack
Meaning (2):
- the sound of knocking (as on a door or in an engine or bearing)
- the sound of knocking (as on a door or in an engine or bearing)
Example in sentence:
- the knocking grew louder
Meaning (3):
- a bad experience
- a bad experience
Example in sentence:
- the school of hard knocks
Meaning (4):
- a vigorous blow
- 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
2. knock [ v]
[ v]Meaning (5):
- deliver a sharp blow or push
- deliver a sharp blow or push
Example in sentence:
- He knocked the glass clear across the room
Meaning (6):
- make light, repeated taps on a surface
- make light, repeated taps on a surface
Example in sentence:
- he was tapping his fingers on the table impatiently
Meaning (7):
- rap with the knuckles
- rap with the knuckles
Example in sentence:
- knock on the door
Meaning (8):
- knock against with force or violence
- knock against with force or violence
Example in sentence:
- My car bumped into the tree
Meaning (9):
- sound like a car engine that is firing too early
- 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
Meaning (10):
- find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws
- 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
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