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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. 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.

  2. Michael Jones:

    Kogas could see some positive knock-on benefits in terms of having another large buyer in their neighbourhood, as they will inevitably be negotiating for similar terms and can speak with a louder more unified voice... so they can negotiate better terms.

  3. Kayla LeMieux:

    When they were gone, he would come knock on our door, they didn’t leave him with a phone.

  4. Glenn Youngkin:

    Let's go knock on those doors. Do not sleep for the next 48 hours. Sleep's overrated.

  5. Andy Sullivan:

    I thought it was going to be a really good knock on the front nine, but a few little errant drives meant the rough got its payback on me today.


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