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- Dictionaryknock/näk/
verb
- 1. strike a surface noisily to attract attention, especially when waiting to be let in through a door: "I knocked on the kitchen door" Similar
- 2. collide with (someone or something), giving them a hard blow: "he deliberately ran into her, knocking her shoulder" Similar
noun
- 1. a sudden short sound caused by a blow, especially on a door to attract attention or gain entry. Similar
- 2. a blow or collision: "the casing is tough enough to withstand knocks" Similar
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The meaning of KNOCK is to strike something with a sharp blow. How to use knock in a sentence.
KNOCK definition: 1. to repeatedly hit something, producing a noise: 2. If an engine is knocking, it is producing a…. Learn more.
Knock definition: to strike a sounding blow with the fist, knuckles, or anything hard, especially on a door, window, or the like, as in seeking admittance, calling attention, or giving a signal. See examples of KNOCK used in a sentence.
the act of hitting vigorously. synonyms: belt, rap, whack, whang. see more. noun. a vigorous blow. “the sudden knock floored him” synonyms: bang, bash, belt, smash.
To knock a particular quality or characteristic that someone has, or to knock it out of them means to make them lose it. Those people hurt me and knocked my confidence. [ VERB noun ]
to surprise or impress someone very much. get/knock/lick/whip somebody into shape. to train someone so that they do a particular job, task, etc. well It took him just two weeks to whip the new recruits into shape.
Definition of knock verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Definition of knock noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
to make a noise by hitting something, especially a door, with your closed hand in order to attract someone's attention: There's someone knocking at/on the door. Please knock before entering. Fewer examples. I knocked several times but no one answered.
1. To strike with a hard blow: knocked him on the head. 2. To affect in a specified way by striking hard: knocked the mugger senseless. 3. To cause to be displaced or unengaged; force: a wind that knocked the tower over; a blunder that knocked him out of the job. 4. To cause to collide: I knocked my head on a low beam. 5.