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knock

/nɒk/

noun

Meaning

  • Sudden fatigue as a result of glycogen depletion from not having taken in enough nutrition.

noun

Meaning

  • An abrupt rapping sound, as from an impact of a hard object against wood.

    "I heard a knock on my door."

  • A sharp impact.

    "He took a knock on the head."

  • Criticism.

  • Preignition, a type of abnormal combustion occurring in spark ignition engines caused by self-ignition; also, the characteristic knocking sound associated with it.

  • A batsman's innings.

    "He played a slow but sure knock of 35."

verb

Meaning

  • To strike for admittance; to rap upon, as a door.

  • To criticize verbally; to denigrate; to undervalue.

    "Don’t knock it until you’ve tried it."

  • To kick a ball towards another player; to pass.

  • To impress forcibly or strongly; to astonish; to move to admiration or applause.

  • To bump or impact.

    "I accidentally knocked my drink off the bar."

  • To rap one's knuckles against something, especially wood.

    "Knock on the door and find out if they’re home."