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Knock   /nɑk/   Listen
Knock

verb
(past & past part. knocked; pres. part. knocking)
1.
Deliver a sharp blow or push :.  Synonym: strike hard.
2.
Rap with the knuckles.
3.
Knock against with force or violence.  Synonym: bump.
4.
Make light, repeated taps on a surface.  Synonyms: pink, rap, tap.
5.
Sound like a car engine that is firing too early.  Synonyms: ping, pink.  "The car pinked when the ignition was too far retarded"
6.
Find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws.  Synonyms: criticise, criticize, pick apart.  "Don't knock the food--it's free"
noun
1.
The sound of knocking (as on a door or in an engine or bearing).  Synonym: knocking.
2.
Negative criticism.  Synonym: roast.
3.
A vigorous blow.  Synonyms: bang, bash, belt, smash.  "He took a bash right in his face" , "He got a bang on the head"
4.
A bad experience.
5.
The act of hitting vigorously.  Synonyms: belt, rap, whack, whang.



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"Knock" Quotes from Famous Books



... she said, "but neither am I Armagnac. What concern have we in these quarrels? Let the Kings who seek thrones do the fighting. What matters it to us whether knock-kneed Charles or fat ...
— The Path of the King • John Buchan

... to knock our skulls against the beams; and both of us turning out slipped into our clothes, and thanked God for having kept us safely during the night. On going on deck, what was our surprise to find the Needle Rocks still in sight, with a high ...
— A Yacht Voyage Round England • W.H.G. Kingston

... ter go—we'll risk it though, and knock orf in ten. Only get along to yer 'uts as soon as I dismiss yer an' don't show yerselves nowhere, else yer'll ...
— Combed Out • Fritz August Voigt

... his voice throaty from passion; "take off your damned foolish trappings. I'm going to knock hell out ...
— 'Firebrand' Trevison • Charles Alden Seltzer

... the farmhouse stood just before her. The dear old farmhouse! looking as pretty as everything else in its dark red stone walls and slate roof; stretching along the ground at that rambling, picturesque, and also opulent style. Eleanor would not knock now, and the door was not fastened to make her need it. Softly she opened it, went in, and stood upon the ...
— The Old Helmet, Volume II • Susan Warner


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