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[ verb ] deliver a sharp blow or push :"He knocked the glass clear across the room."
Synonyms Used in print (Tristram Coffin, Not to the Swift....)I heard of some that tried it back in the States , and he 'd knock them clear across the room . Related terms |
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[ verb ] rap with the knuckles
Examples "knock on the door" Used in print (William Maxwell, The Chateau....)He did n't , but it was not really a question , and so he left the room , walked down the hall to the front of the apartment , hesitated , and then knocked lightly on the closed door of the study . Before he left the apartment he knocked on their door and asked if there was anything he could do for them . Related terms |
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[ verb ] knock against with force or violence
Synonyms Examples "My car bumped into the tree" Used in print (The Dallas Morning News,...)He broke that boy ( Air_Force fullback Nick_Arshinkoff ) in two and knocked him loose from the football '' . |
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[ noun ] the sound of knocking (as on a door or in an engine or bearing)
Synonyms Examples "the knocking grew louder" Used in print (E. Lucas Myers, "The Vindication of Dr. Nestor,"...)Time elapsed but the doctor was obviously unconscious of its passage until an unwelcome knock on the door interrupted the processes of nature . The doctor sat_down rather wearily , caressing the hen and remarking that the city was not the place for a poultry loving man , but no_sooner was the remark out than a knock at this door obliged him to cover the hen with his greatcoat once_more . |
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[ verb ] find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws
Synonyms Examples "The paper criticized the new movie" "Don't knock the food--it's free" |
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