knock | English to English Dictionary

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knock

(n/A/k )

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

Example:
The knocking grew louder.

Synonym:
knocking

source: wordnet30
negative criticism(noun.cognition)

Synonym:
roast

source: wordnet30
a vigorous blow(noun.event)

Example:
The sudden knock floored him.

Synonym:
bang, bash, belt, smash

source: wordnet30
a bad experience(noun.event)

Example:
The school of hard knocks.

source: wordnet30
the act of hitting vigorously(noun.act)

Synonym:
belt, rap, whack, whang

source: wordnet30
A blow; a stroke with something hard or heavy; a jar.(noun)

source: webster1913

deliver a sharp blow or push :(verb.contact)

Example:
He knocked the glass clear across the room.

Synonym:
strike hard

source: wordnet30
rap with the knuckles(verb.contact)

Example:
Knock on the door.

source: wordnet30
knock against with force or violence(verb.contact)

Synonym:
bump

source: wordnet30
make light, repeated taps on a surface(verb.perception)

Synonym:
pink, rap, tap

source: wordnet30
sound like a car engine that is firing too early(verb.perception)

Synonym:
ping, pink

source: wordnet30
find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws(verb.communication)

Example:
Don't knock the food--it's free.

Synonym:
criticise, criticize, pick apart
Antonym:
praise

source: wordnet30
To drive or be driven against something; to strike against something; to clash; as, one heavy body knocks against another.(verb)

source: webster1913
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.(verb)

source: webster1913
To practice evil speaking or fault-finding; to criticize habitually or captiously.(verb)

source: webster1913
To impress strongly or forcibly; to astonish; to move to admiration or applause.(verb)

source: webster1913