knock
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[edit] Etymology
Akin to Old Norse knoka (compare Swedish knocka, Danish knuge, to hug) and Middle High German knochen, to hit.
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[edit] Noun
knock (plural knocks)
- An abrupt rapping sound, as from an impact of a hard object against wood
- I heard a knock on my door.
- An impact.
- He took a knock on the head.
- (cricket) a batsman's innings.
- He played a slow but sure knock of 35.
- (automotive) A type of abnormal combustion occurring in spark ignition engines caused by self-ignition or the characteristic knocking sound associated with it.
[edit] Translations
abrupt rapping sound
impact
abnormal combustion
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[edit] Verb
knock (third-person singular simple present knocks, present participle knocking, simple past and past participle knocked)
- To rap one's knuckles against something, especially wood.
- Knock on the door and find out if they're home.
- To bump or impact.
- I knocked against the table and bruised my leg.
- 1900, L. Frank Baum , The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Chapter 23
- "The Silver Shoes," said the Good Witch, "have wonderful powers. And one of the most curious things about them is that they can carry you to any place in the world in three steps, and each step will be made in the wink of an eye. All you have to do is to knock the heels together three times and command the shoes to carry you wherever you wish to go."
- (colloquial) To denigrate, undervalue.
- Don't knock it until you've tried it.
- (soccer) To pass, kick a ball towards another player.
- 2011 January 11, Jonathan Stevenson, “West Ham 2 - 1 Birmingham”, BBC:
- Despite enjoying more than their fair share of possession the visitors did not look like creating anything, with their lack of a killer ball painfully obvious as they harmlessly knocked the ball around outside the home side's box without ever looking like they would hurt them.
- 2011 January 11, Jonathan Stevenson, “West Ham 2 - 1 Birmingham”, BBC:
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[edit] Translations
to rap one's knuckles against something
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to bump or impact
to denigrate
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Terms derived from the noun or verb knock
