knock
knock/näk/
verb
- strike a surface noisily to attract attention, especially when waiting to be let in through a door."I knocked on the kitchen door"synonyms: bang, tap, rap, thump, pound, hammer, strike, hit, beat, batter, buffet, pummel
- collide with (someone or something), giving them a hard blow."he deliberately ran into her, knocking her shoulder"synonyms: collide with, bump into, bang into, knock against, hit, strike, be in collision with, run into, crash into, smash into, plow into, slam into, dash against, ram, jolt, impact, bash into
- talk disparagingly about; criticize.synonyms: criticize, find fault with, run down, disparage, belittle, depreciate, deprecate, detract from, give a bad press to, cast aspersions on, scoff at, deride, jeer at, carp at, cavil at, lambaste, censure, condemn, denounce, revile, attack, slam, pan, bash, pull to pieces, pull apart, pick holes in, maul, savage, flay, throw brickbats at, shoot down, give something a battering, talk something down, have a go at, bad-mouth, slate, rubbish, slag off, trash, pummel, bag
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to hit, especially forcefully, and cause to move or fall: He accidentally knocked the vase off the table.
May 19, 2024 · verb ; 1 · to strike something with a sharp blow ; 2 · to collide with something ; 5 · to find fault.
to repeatedly hit something, producing a noise: Someone is knocking at the door. Jane knocked on the window to attract his attention.
A state of being tired or exhausted. Branches from the phrase "knocked out". Man 1: hey do you want to skype later? Woman 1: nah maybe tomorrow.
1. to strike a blow or blows with the fist or some hard object; esp., to rap on a door · 2. to bump; collide; clash · 3. to make a thumping, pounding, or rattling ...
Knock means to strike something by bumping into it or colliding with it. This sense of knock is often followed by what was bumped into (knocked onto the floor).
to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner threatened to knock him upside the head if he didn't do as he was told.
[no object] : to hit something (such as a door) with the knuckles of your hand or with a hard object (such as a knocker) in order to get people's attention.
When you knock, you bump or strike someone or something. When you hear a knock at the door, someone on the other side is thumping it with their knuckles.
There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective knocked. See 'Meaning & use' for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.