to
knock the
dents out of
V
to knock the bottom out of
V
sharp rap with a door
knocker
N
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English Definitions
knock
N
the sound of knocking (as on a door or in an engine or bearing)
knock
N
negative criticism
knock
N
the act of hitting vigorously
knock
V
deliver a sharp blow or push :
knock
V
rap with the knuckles
knock
V
knock against with force or violence
knock
V
make light, repeated taps on a surface
knock
V
sound like a car engine that is firing too early
knock
V
find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws
knock about
V
strike against forcefully
knock about
V
be around; be alive or active
knock against
V
collide violently with an obstacle
knock back
V
cost a certain amount
V
knock unconscious or senseless
knock down
V
cause to come or go down
knock down
V
knock down with force
knock down
V
shatter as if by explosion
knock off
V
get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing
knock off
V
cut the price of
knock off
V
take by theft
knock off
V
write quickly
knock off
V
stop pursuing or acting
knock on
N
(rugby) knocking the ball forward while trying to catch it (a foul)
knock out
V
knock unconscious or senseless
knock out
V
destroy or break forcefully
knock out
V
overwhelm with admiration
knock out
V
empty (as of tobacco) by knocking out
knock over
V
cause to overturn from an upright or normal position
N
a form of rummy in which a player can go out if the cards remaining in their hand total less than 10 points
knock-down
strong enough to knock down or overwhelm
N
an inward slant of the thigh
knock-kneed
having the knees abnormally close together and the ankles wide apart
N
a secondary or incidental effect
knockabout
N
a sloop with a simplified rig and no bowsprit
knockabout
full of rough and exuberant animal spirits
knockabout
suitable for rough use
knockdown
N
a blow that knocks the opponent off his feet
knockdown
(furniture) easily assembled and dismantled
knocked unconscious by a heavy blow
knocker
N
(Yiddish) a big shot who knows it and acts that way; a boastful immoderate person
knocker
N
a person who knocks (as seeking to gain admittance)
knocker
N
one who disparages or belittles the worth of something
knocker
N
either of two soft fleshy milk-secreting glandular organs on the chest of a woman
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