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knock on

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. knock onnoun

    (rugby) knocking the ball forward while trying to catch it (a foul)

Wiktionary

  1. knock onverb

    to commit a foul by knocking the ball forward.

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  1. knock on

    "Knock on" generally refers to the action of striking a surface, typically a door, to attract attention or gain entry. It can also refer to an effect or consequence, especially an unintended one, of a particular event or situation. In rugby, a 'knock-on' represents a particular type of infringement involving forward contact with the ball.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of knock on in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of knock on in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of knock on in a Sentence

  1. Van der Merwe:

    We're going from a bare board to populating that board, to doing our own plastic molding, besides the fact that we're very proud that it's manufactured in South Africa, it has a knock on effect wherever it's going out and being supported.

  2. Steve Daniels:

    [Larry] has such a legacy here that he can knock on the doors of our congressional delegation and get a meeting with them, he’s that extra push this cause needs to really reach the next level in funding and research, and, ideally, to find a cure.

  3. Connor Campbell:

    Silver has knock-on effects compared to GameStop because it has links to miners, and then the miners themselves have an impact on how the FTSE 100 performs, if you start pushing silver higher, that is going to have effects on other industrious and other markets and that is clearly what happened.

  4. Sumathi Madhure:

    If that motivated me to get out and vote, I'm sure there are people out there to whom its important to know that people are taking the time to come out and knock on their door.

  5. Steven Baffico:

    We're starting to feel some of the knock on effects from energy and distress in those markets, over the last couple of days, that's spread into the financial system. It's difficult to find a lot of momentum to the upside for any sustained period of time.


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