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"Knock" Definition

noun

A pounding or clanking noise made by an engine, often as a result of faulty fuel combustion. Also called ping1.
An instance of striking or colliding; a blow.
Slang A cutting, often petty criticism.
The sound of a sharp tap on a hard surface; a rap.
A sharp blow .

phrasal-verb

Around Informal To be rough or brutal with; maltreat.
Around Informal To discuss or consider: met to knock around some ideas.
Around Informal To wander from place to place: knocking around Europe.
Knock back Informal To gulp (an alcoholic drink).
Knock down Informal To reduce, as in price: knocked each radio down 20 percent.

idiom

Have it knocked Slang To be certain of success: "He knew he had it knocked after he saw a rough cut of Chinatown” ( Time).
Knock (oneself) out To make a great effort; exhaust oneself.
Knock cold To render unconscious; knock out.
Knock dead Slang To affect strongly and positively: a performance that knocked the audience dead.
Knock dead To kill with a blow.

verb-transitive

To affect in a specified way by striking hard: knocked the mugger senseless.
To cause to collide: I knocked my head on a low beam.
To instill with or as if with blows: We tried to knock some sense into his head.
To produce by hitting or striking: knocked a hole in the wall.
To strike with a hard blow.

verb-intransitive

To collide with something: knocked into the table.
To make a pounding or clanking noise: The car engine is knocking.
To strike a sharp audible blow or series of blows, as on a door.

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