Definitions for knock
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Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. knock, knocking(noun)

   the sound of knocking (as on a door or in an engine or bearing)

   "the knocking grew louder"

2. knock, roast(noun)

   negative criticism

3. knock, bash, bang, smash, belt(noun)

   a vigorous blow

   "the sudden knock floored him"; "he took a bash right in his face"; "he got a bang on the head"

4. knock(noun)

   a bad experience

   "the school of hard knocks"

5. knock, belt, rap, whack, whang(verb)

   the act of hitting vigorously

   "he gave the table a whack"

6. knock, strike hard(verb)

   deliver a sharp blow or push :"He knocked the glass clear across the room"

7. knock(verb)

   rap with the knuckles

   "knock on the door"

8. bump, knock(verb)

   knock against with force or violence

   "My car bumped into the tree"

9. tap, rap, knock, pink(verb)

   make light, repeated taps on a surface

   "he was tapping his fingers on the table impatiently"

10. pink, ping, knock(verb)

    sound like a car engine that is firing too early

    "the car pinged when I put in low-octane gasoline"; "The car pinked when the ignition was too far retarded"

11. knock, criticize, criticise, pick apart(verb)

    find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws

    "The paper criticized the new movie"; "Don't knock the food--it's free"

GCIDE(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Knock(v. t.)

   To criticise; to find fault with; to disparage.

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. knock(Noun)

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

   I heard a knock on my door.

   Etymology: Akin to Old Norse knoka (compare Swedish knocka, Danish knuge, to hug) and Middle High German knochen, to hit.

2. knock(Noun)

   An impact.

   He took a knock on the head.

   Etymology: Akin to Old Norse knoka (compare Swedish knocka, Danish knuge, to hug) and Middle High German knochen, to hit.

3. knock(Noun)

   a batsman's innings.

   He played a slow but sure knock of 35.

   Etymology: Akin to Old Norse knoka (compare Swedish knocka, Danish knuge, to hug) and Middle High German knochen, to hit.

4. knock(Noun)

   A type of abnormal combustion occurring in spark ignition engines caused by self-ignition or the characteristic knocking sound associated with it.

   Etymology: Akin to Old Norse knoka (compare Swedish knocka, Danish knuge, to hug) and Middle High German knochen, to hit.

5. knock(Verb)

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

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

   Etymology: Akin to Old Norse knoka (compare Swedish knocka, Danish knuge, to hug) and Middle High German knochen, to hit.

6. knock(Verb)

   To bump or impact.

   I knocked against the table and bruised my leg.

   Etymology: Akin to Old Norse knoka (compare Swedish knocka, Danish knuge, to hug) and Middle High German knochen, to hit.

7. knock(Verb)

   To denigrate, undervalue.

   Don't knock it until you've tried it.

   Etymology: Akin to Old Norse knoka (compare Swedish knocka, Danish knuge, to hug) and Middle High German knochen, to hit.

8. knock(Verb)

   To pass, kick a ball towards another player.

   Etymology: Akin to Old Norse knoka (compare Swedish knocka, Danish knuge, to hug) and Middle High German knochen, to hit.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Knock(verb)

   to drive or be driven against something; to strike against something; to clash; as, one heavy body knocks against another

   Etymology: [OE. knoken, AS. cnocian, cnucian; prob. of imitative origin; cf. Sw. knacka. Cf. Knack.]

2. Knock(verb)

   to strike or beat with something hard or heavy; to rap; as, to knock with a club; to knock on the door

   Etymology: [OE. knoken, AS. cnocian, cnucian; prob. of imitative origin; cf. Sw. knacka. Cf. Knack.]

3. Knock(verb)

   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

   Etymology: [OE. knoken, AS. cnocian, cnucian; prob. of imitative origin; cf. Sw. knacka. Cf. Knack.]

4. Knock(verb)

   to strike for admittance; to rap upon, as a door

   Etymology: [OE. knoken, AS. cnocian, cnucian; prob. of imitative origin; cf. Sw. knacka. Cf. Knack.]

5. Knock(noun)

   a blow; a stroke with something hard or heavy; a jar

   Etymology: [OE. knoken, AS. cnocian, cnucian; prob. of imitative origin; cf. Sw. knacka. Cf. Knack.]

6. Knock(noun)

   a stroke, as on a door for admittance; a rap

   Etymology: [OE. knoken, AS. cnocian, cnucian; prob. of imitative origin; cf. Sw. knacka. Cf. Knack.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Knock

   nok, v.i. to strike with something hard or heavy: to drive or be driven against: to strike for admittance: to rap.—v.t. to strike: to drive against.—n. a sudden stroke: a rap.—adj. Knock′-down, such as to overthrow.—ns. Knock′er, the hammer suspended to a door for making a knock: a goblin inhabiting a mine who points out the presence of ore by knocks; Knock′ing, a beating on a door: a rap.—adj. Knock′-kneed, having knees that knock or touch in walking.—Knock about (slang), to saunter, loaf about; Knock down, to fell with a blow: assign to a bidder with a tap of the auctioneer's hammer; Knock into a cocked hat (see Cock); Knock off, to desist, cease: to accomplish hastily; Knock on the head, to bring to a sudden stop; Knock out, to beat in a boxing match, to overcome generally: to lose the scent—of hounds in fox-hunting; Knock-out auction, an auction where the bidders are largely swindling confederates; Knock together, to get together or construct hastily; Knock under, to give in, yield; Knock up, to rouse by knocking: weary out, or be worn out: to construct hastily: (U.S.) to get with child. [A.S. cnucian, cnocian; imit. like knack; cf. Gael. cnac, cnag, &c.]

British National Corpus

1. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'knock' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1853

2. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'knock' in Verbs Frequency: #430

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of knock in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of knock in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of knock in a Sentence

1. Breonna Taylor:

   Paul recalled how he, his wife and two others were trying to make it back to their hotel when they were swarmed. Fox Friends were shouting threats to us to kills us, to hurt us but theyre also saying, shouting, Say Her Name. Breonna Taylor, you couldnt reason with this mob, but Im actually the author of the Breonna Taylor law to end no-knock raids, so the irony is lost on these idiots that theyre trying to kill the person whos actually trying to get rid of no-knock raids. They were shouting and screaming really these people were unhinged.

2. Juan Rodriguez:

   With hundreds of organizers and staff in the early states and Super Tuesday California, we are ready to harness the energy of our thousands of grassroots volunteers to phone bank, knock doors and turn out the vote for Kamala in these 2020 contests.

3. Alexander Herzen:

   There is nothing in the world more stubborn than a corpse: you can hit it, you can knock it to pieces, but you cannot convince it.

4. Rob Stone:

   This got humiliating at some point. It just became an exercise in target practice, you know what I wanted to do ? Pull it back, knock it around.

5. Marius Cautun:

   This phenomenon will generate powerful jets of high energy radiation emanating from just outside the black hole, while this will not affect Solar System, there is a small chance that we might not escape unscathed from the collision between the two galaxies which could knock us out of Milky Way and into interstellar space.

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