单词 | unknock |
释义 | unknockv. rare before mid 20th cent. transitive. To reverse or undo the action of knocking (something). ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > separation > separation or detachment > loosening or unfastening > loosen, unfasten, or untie [verb (transitive)] > and release > by specific means untwinea1568 untwist1637 unknock1680 unkey1802 unturn1816 1680 J. Moxon Mech. Exercises I. xii. 203 Its Office is to knock and unknock the Wedge in the Puppets. 1950 Amer. Mag. Mar. 84/2 If you knocked on my door to start a fight, you can just unknock it! 2013 Northwest Florida Daily News 3 Oct. (Business section) b8/4 You can't unknock the door. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1680 |
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