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Definition of Knock
1. Noun. The sound of knocking (as on a door or in an engine or bearing). "The knocking grew louder"
2. Verb. Deliver a sharp blow or push :. "He knocked the glass clear across the room"
Generic synonyms: Strike
Also: Knock Cold, Knock Down, Knock Out, Knock Over
3. Noun. Negative criticism.
4. Verb. Rap with the knuckles. "Knock on the door"
5. Noun. A vigorous blow. "He got a bang on the head"
Generic synonyms: Blow, Bump
Derivative terms: Bang, Bash, Belt, Smash, Smash, Smash
6. Verb. Knock against with force or violence. "My car bumped into the tree"
Generic synonyms: Collide With, Hit, Impinge On, Run Into, Strike
Derivative terms: Bump, Bumper
Also: Bump Into, Knock About, Knock Against
7. Noun. A bad experience. "The school of hard knocks"
8. Verb. Make light, repeated taps on a surface. "He was tapping his fingers on the table impatiently"
Generic synonyms: Go, Sound
Derivative terms: Rap, Tap, Tap, Tap, Tapping
9. Noun. The act of hitting vigorously. "He gave the table a whack"
Generic synonyms: Blow
Derivative terms: Rap, Whack, Whang, Whang
10. Verb. Sound like a car engine that is firing too early. "The car pinked when the ignition was too far retarded"
11. Verb. Find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws. "Don't knock the food--it's free"
Entails: Evaluate, Judge, Pass Judgment
Specialized synonyms: Censure, Criminate, Reprimand, Blast, Crucify, Pillory, Savage, Admonish, Reprove, Bawl Out, Berate, Call Down, Call On The Carpet, Chew Out, Chew Up, Chide, Dress Down, Have Words, Jaw, Lambast, Lambaste, Lecture, Rag, Rebuke, Remonstrate, Reprimand, Reproof, Scold, Take To Task, Trounce, Reprehend, Deplore, Belabor, Belabour, Come Down, Denounce, Blame, Find Fault, Pick, Belittle, Disparage, Pick At, Nitpick, Assail, Assault, Attack, Lash Out, Round, Snipe, Harsh On
Generic synonyms: Comment, Notice, Point Out, Remark
Derivative terms: Criticism, Criticism, Criticism, Critic, Critic, Critic
Antonyms: Praise
Definition of Knock
1. v. i. To drive or be driven against something; to strike against something; to clash; as, one heavy body knocks against another.
2. 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.
3. n. A blow; a stroke with something hard or heavy; a jar.
4. v. i. To practice evil speaking or fault-finding; to criticize habitually or captiously.
5. v. t. To impress strongly or forcibly; to astonish; to move to admiration or applause.
Definition of Knock
1. Noun. An abrupt rapping sound, as from an impact of a hard object against wood ¹
2. Noun. An impact. ¹
3. Noun. (cricket) a batsman's innings. ¹
4. Noun. (automotive) A type of abnormal combustion occurring in spark ignition engines caused by self-ignition or the characteristic knocking sound associated with it. ¹
5. Verb. To rap one's knuckles against something, especially wood. ¹
6. Verb. To bump or impact. ¹
7. Verb. (colloquial) To denigrate, undervalue. ¹
8. Verb. (soccer) To pass, kick a ball towards another player. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Knock
1. to strike sharply [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Medical Definition of Knock
1. 1. Colloquialism for a blow, especially a blow to the head. 2. A sound simulating that of a blow or rap. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Knock
Literary usage of Knock
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Merchants' Magazine and Commercial Review by Isaac Smith Homans, William B. Dana (1849)
"KENTISH knock. — Off the South end of the Kentish knock а large Nun Buoy, colored
Red, marked KK in large Black Letters, and surmounted by a Staff and Globe ..."
2. Macbeth by William Shakespeare, Thomas Marc Parrott (1904)
"[knocking within] knock, knock, knock ! Who's there, i' the name of Beelzebub ?
Here 's a farmer, that hanged himself on th' expectation of plenty: come in ..."
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