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单词 knock
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knock1 verbknock2 noun
knockknock1 /nɒk $ nɑːk/ ●●● S1 W3 verb Entry menu
MENU FOR knockknock1 door2 hit and move something3 hit somebody hard4 hit part of your body5 knock on doors6 be knocking on the door7 remove wall8 knock a hole in/through something9 criticize10 ball11 knock somebody for six12 knock the stuffing out of somebody13 knock somebody sideways14 knock some sense into somebody/into somebody’s head15 knock (somebody’s) heads together16 knock something on the head17 knock somebody’s socks off18 knock somebody off their pedestal/perch19 knock spots off somebody/something20 knock on wood21 knock it off22 make a noise23 heart24 I’ll knock your head/block off25 knock the bottom out of somethingPhrasal verbsknock aroundknock somebody/something backknock somebody/something downknock something into somebodyknock offknock outknock somebody/something overknock something togetherknock somebody/something up
Word Origin
WORD ORIGINknock1
Origin:
Old English cnocian
Verb Table
VERB TABLE
knock
Simple Form
PresentI, you, we, theyknock
he, she, itknocks
PastI, you, he, she, it, we, theyknocked
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave knocked
he, she, ithas knocked
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad knocked
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill knock
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have knocked
Continuous Form
PresentIam knocking
he, she, itis knocking
you, we, theyare knocking
PastI, he, she, itwas knocking
you, we, theywere knocking
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave been knocking
he, she, ithas been knocking
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad been knocking
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill be knocking
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have been knocking
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • 'Mattie?' called Jerry, knocking on the door.
  • Cheap gasoline will make your engine knock.
  • Critics knocked his latest film for its portrayal of women.
  • Hey, don't knock it! It's the only suit I've got!
  • I waited a moment, then knocked again.
  • It's hard to knock Gordon because he always works so hard.
  • Lula knocked at the back door and he appeared, dressed in pyjamas.
  • One of the movers knocked the sofa against a doorway.
  • She knocked me with her elbow as she passed.
  • She turned and ran, knocking into bystanders as she went.
  • Some movie reviewers seem to knock every picture they see.
  • The heavy video camera knocked against his hip as he walked.
  • Would you mind knocking before you come in?
  • You should knock before you come in.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • After I had rung several more times and knocked at the door, I heard hesitant footsteps.
  • And he pushed Philip, knocking the polythene bag of grain out of his hand.
  • But former boxing world champion Barry McGuigan was knocked out of the event with a blown engine on his Vauxhall Nova.
  • Even knock out a mouthful of teeth?
  • I looked around and I hit her such a bloody fourpenny one that I knocked her flying.
  • It was a pity perhaps that the car had not knocked her down.
  • Yet no one who knew the man disputes that Robey might well have knocked down the self-proclaimed king of rock & roll.
Thesaurus
THESAURUSto hit something
· Jack hit the ball and it flew over the fence.
to hit a door or window with your closed hand in order to attract the attention of the people inside: · Someone was knocking on the door.· I knocked loudly but no one came.
written to hit a surface. Strike is more formal than hit and is mainly used in written English: · The ball struck the side of the goal.
informal to hit something very hard: · Edmonds whacked the ball into the air.
to hit something hard, especially in a way that causes damage: · The police had to bash the door down to get in.
to gently hit something with your fingers, often in order to attract someone’s attention: · I tapped him on the shoulder.· I heard someone tapping on the window.
to knock quickly or hit something several times: · He rapped the table with his pen to bring the meeting to order.· Two police officers rapped on the door at 7 o'clock in the morning.
to suddenly hit something hard, in a way that makes a loud noise: · Her father banged his fist down on the table angrily.· The door suddenly banged shut.
written to hit something many times with a lot of force: · I could hear the sea pounding on the rocks.· She pounded on the door and shouted wildly.
written to hit something quickly many times making a loud continuous noise: · The rain was hammering on the roof.· A crowd of people were outside hammering on the door angrily.
to criticize unfairly
to criticize things that you think are wrong with something, especially small and unimportant things: · He’s quick to find fault with other people’s work.
informal to criticize something by finding many small faults in it, in a way that seems unreasonable and unfair: · Why are you always picking holes in my work?
to criticize someone or something, in an unfair and unreasonable way: · I know it’s fashionable to knock Tony Blair, but I think he did a good job.
British English informal to criticize someone in an unfair and unpleasant way: · He’s always slagging you off behind your back.
Longman Language Activatorto reduce the price of something
to make prices, charges etc lower: · There is a lot of pressure on electricity companies to reduce their prices.· The company needs to cut costs drastically if it's going to survive.· Unless they can reduce their prices, they will soon be unable to compete on the American market.reduce something by 10%/£20 etc: · Continental Airlines are to reduce fares by up to 10% in some areas.
informal to reduce the price of something that you are selling: · I expect if you ask him he'll knock a couple of pounds off.· Knock fifty bucks off and I'll buy it.
to be reduced in price -- use this about goods in shops: · Their prices are usually marked down after Christmas.· To celebrate the store's 100th anniversary, all merchandise has been marked down by 20 percent.
to reduce the price of something by a very large amount - used especially in news reports and advertisements: · Sony has slashed the price of its new CD player, the D50.· Final Sale. All prices slashed. Everything must go!slash something by 50%/£50/$100 etc: · British Airways have slashed fares by over 50%.
to criticize someone or something unfairly
to criticize things that are wrong with someone or something, especially small and unimportant things: · No-one enjoys working for a boss who always finds fault with their work.find fault with somebody for something: · The report found fault with the police department for its handling of the case.
especially British, informal to criticize small details in someone's ideas or plans - use this about someone who seems to be deliberately looking for problems and mistakes: · As soon as she stopped talking, Janet's colleagues began to pick holes in the idea.
to criticize someone, their work, or their performance in an unfair and annoying way: · It's hard to knock Gordon because he always works so hard.· Critics knocked his latest film for its portrayal of women.don't knock it!: · Hey, don't knock it! It's the only suit I've got!
to make someone feel unimportant or stupid especially by criticizing them in public: put down somebody: · Television programs always seem to put down people from the South.put somebody down: · She enjoys putting me down in front of other people.
British informal to criticize someone, especially in a nasty and unfair way: slag off somebody: · She spent the whole evening slagging off her ex-boyfriend.slag somebody off: · When the team isn't winning everyone starts slagging them off.
informal to make nasty remarks about someone when that person is not there: · People in our office are always bitching about each other.
informal to keep criticizing someone by making remarks about their behaviour or habits, especially in an unkind or annoying way: · I try not to take it personally -- he gets at everyone on the team.get at about: · My mother keeps getting at me about the state of my room.
informal the annoying habit of criticizing someone about unimportant details, especially in someone's work: · I've had enough of your constant nit-picking. Why can't you say something encouraging?
to deliberately destroy a building
to destroy a building using special equipment, because it is old or not safe: · Eventually, in 1997, the apartment block was demolished.· When they demolished the church, a cave was discovered beneath it.
also pull down British to deliberately destroy a building or wall because it is not now needed, not safe etc: knock/pull down something: · If you knocked down this wall, the living room would be a lot bigger.· She was brought up in a tatty little house that has since been pulled down.knock/pull something down: · They'll have to knock down these houses when they build the new road.
to deliberately destroy a building or other structure, especially in order to put something else in its place - use this especially when you do not approve of this action: tear down something: · We need laws to keep people from tearing down these beautiful old buildings.tear something down: · I'll be really upset if they tear the old theater down.
to drink all of something
· Come on, drink up. I want to go home.drink something up · Come on, drink your milk up.drink up something · She drank up her brandy and signalled to the waiter to bring another.
informal to quickly drink large quantities of an alcoholic drink: knock back something: · Two bored-looking businessmen were knocking back glasses of schnapps.· He knocked back the last of the bourbon, then lit his last cigarette.knock something back: · When his whisky arrived, he knocked it back in a single gulp.
to drink all of a drink fairly quickly, especially an alcoholic drink: · The servant brought a glass of water, which I downed in a single mouthful.· After downing a whole bottle of tequila, she swallowed several dozen sleeping tablets.
: drain a bottle/glass/cup etc to drink everything that is in a bottle etc, including the last few drops: · Jim drained his glass then offered to buy everyone another one.· Hurriedly draining her cup, she reached for her purse.
to finish something that you enjoy drinking, especially quickly or before someone else can drink it: polish something off: · I think I'll polish that last beer off before George gets in.polish off something: · Did you polish off all the wine last night?
to deliberately make someone fall
to push or hit someone hard, so that they fall to the ground: knock somebody over/down: · Careful where you're going! You nearly knocked me over!· In the rush to get out of the building, she was knocked down.knock down/over somebody: · Some of the bigger boys purposely knock over the smaller ones.
also trip up British to make someone fall or almost fall by putting your foot or another object in their way: · One of the runners claimed she had been tripped.trip somebody up: · One man tripped me up and the other one grabbed my handbag.
to deliberately push someone with your hand so that they fall to the ground: · Another little kid came and pushed him over onto the grass.
to hit someone so hard that they lose their balance and fall to the ground: · A teenage boy knocked him to the ground and ran off with his briefcase.
to let something fall or make something fall
to stop holding something so that it falls, especially accidentally: · Watch you don't drop that box - it's very heavy.· Her hands shake constantly and she keeps dropping things.· You dropped your toy. Do you want it back?drop something on/onto something: · Margaret dropped the letters onto her desk.
to hit something so that it falls onto its side from an upright position, especially when you do this accidentally: knock something over: · Be careful or you'll knock the vase over.knock over something: · He bumped into the table and knocked over the candle.
to accidentally let liquid, powder, or small pieces of something fall onto a surface and spread out over it: · Oops, I just spilled my water.spill something down/all over/onto something: · "How was the party?" "OK, but some idiot spilled wine all over my new dress."· Aaron spilled all the popcorn on the floor.
to make something fall over, usually accidentally, by making it lose balance: tip something over: · The cat managed to tip the Christmas tree over.tip over something: · He accidentally tipped over a candle, and the tablecloth caught fire.
to make something fall on its side or turn something over completely, especially by pushing it very hard: · The wind was so strong that it overturned dustbins and wrecked fences.· Protestors overturned cars and set fire to them.
to accidentally knock or push something over, so that its contents fall out and spread over a wide area: · One of the kids upset a bottle of water on the table.
to hit an object/door/table etc with something
· You have to try to hit the ball over the net.· The first time I tried archery, I couldn't even hit the target.
to hit a door or window, especially with your closed hand, in order to attract the attention of the people inside: · Would you mind knocking before you come in?· I waited a moment, then knocked again.knock on/at: · Lula knocked at the back door and he appeared, dressed in pyjamas.· 'Mattie?' called Jerry, knocking on the door.
to hit something gently so that it makes a light noise, especially in order to get someone's attention: · Daley read the notes, tapping a pencil on the desk.tap on/at: · She tapped on the window to attract his attention.
to hit a door, table etc very hard with your hand or with an object, in order to attract attention or because you are angry: · Thomas banged his fist on the table.bang on/at: · I banged at the door but nobody came.· He complained loudly until Val finally banged on the table and shouted at him.bang something shut: · Sherman banged the door shut.
to hit something loudly and very quickly several times in order to attract attention: · The conductor rapped the music stand with his baton and the violins stopped playing.rap on/at: · Seeing her son outside, Mrs Evans rapped on the window and called him back into the house.
formal to hit something hard, especially in a very controlled or skilful way: · Morris struck his drum, and the band started to march down the street.· In anger, he struck the wall with a stick.
also give something a bash British informal to hit something hard with your hand or with a stick, hammer etc especially in a careless way: · If the television stops working, just bash it a couple of times -- that usually helps.· I put the box on the floor and gave it a good bash with my hammer, but it still wouldn't open.
to hit something hard and noisily, especially using a flat object: · Buckley whacked the ball into left field.· The Georgia man whacked his fist on the bar.
to keep hitting something very loudly and quickly especially with your closed hand, because you are angry, impatient etc: hammer on/at/against: · The children hammered at the door to be let in out of the rain.· Her heart hammered against her ribs.
to hit someone or something accidentally
· Be careful with that stick! You nearly hit me with it.· There's a chip on the windshield where a stone hit it.hit somebody on the head/knee etc · The ball hit me in the face.hit your head/knee/elbow etc · The ceiling's very low. Mind you don't hit your head.hit something on/against something · I hit my elbow on the corner of that table.get hit · He ran out into the road and almost got hit.· Buildings that had gotten hit by bombs had still not been repaired.
if you bump into something or someone, you hit them with part of your body accidentally when you are walking or running somewhere: · Jim turned suddenly and bumped into me.· The room was dark, and I bumped into the door .
to accidentally and suddenly hit part of your body against something: bump your head/elbow/knee etc: · Babies are always bumping their heads.bump against: · His right leg bumped against the parking brake.
formal if something, especially a heavy object, strikes something or someone, it hits them hard once: · A house nearby had been struck by a falling tree.· The ball struck him in the face.
to hit someone or something extremely hard, especially while moving very fast: · Tyler injured his shoulder when he crashed into Jesse Lyons during practice.· Parts of the satellite crashed into the sea.go crashing into somebody/something: · He stopped suddenly, and I went crashing into him.· Glasses and bottles went crashing to the floor.
to hit someone or something with a short quick movement: · She knocked me with her elbow as she passed.knock against: · The heavy video camera knocked against his hip as he walked.knock into: · She turned and ran, knocking into bystanders as she went.knock something against/into something: · One of the movers knocked the sofa against a doorway.
to hit someone or something hard, often making a noise and hurting someone or damaging something: bang your head/knee/elbow etc: · I banged my head getting into the car.bang something into/against/on etc something: · Tom bashed his knee against the table.· He slipped, banging his guitar against the door.bang/bash into/against: · Kids raced around the playground, banging into each other, screaming, and letting off steam.
if two people or things collide , they accidentally hit each other when they are moving in different directions: · Barker and Mason collided while going for the ball.· When the plates of land that form the earth collide or slide past each other, earthquakes result.collide with: · I backed out of the door and promptly collided with someone. 'I'm sorry,' I said.
to hit your head, knee, elbow etc hard and painfully against something: crack something on/against something: · He slipped and cracked his head on the steps.· Mary cracked her knee on the corner of her desk.
to hit someone repeatedly
to hit someone hard and repeatedly with your hand or with something such as a stick: · It was clear that she had been badly beaten by her husband.beat with: · Police officers had beaten the man with their batons.beat somebody black and blue (=beat someone so hard that their body is covered in marks): · The child had been beaten black and blue.beat the living daylights out of somebody (=beat someone very hard and violently): · Osborne wanted to beat the living daylights out of Flanagan.
to hit someone hard and repeatedly all over their body, leaving them badly hurt and often unable to move: · He would come home drunk, get into a fight with Mom, and beat her up.· Carl got beaten up outside a nightclub on Saturday night.
to repeatedly hit someone in an uncontrolled and violent way: · Teachers suspect that the child is being battered regularly by his parents.batter with: · There were reports of soldiers battering prisoners with their rifles.batter somebody to death (=until they are dead): · The jury heard how Thompson had been maddened by what he saw and battered his wife to death.
American to repeatedly hit someone weaker than yourself, for example a younger child at school: · He was a bully, a mean kid who beat up on the other kids.
British /knock somebody around American to hit someone several times, especially in order to frighten them: · My father used to knock my mother about when he was drunk.· They had been threatened with a gun, pushed, shoved, and knocked around.
to hit someone very hard, especially on the head with a thick heavy object: · Football fans were clubbed by riot police trying to stop the violence.club somebody to death (=until they are dead): · Baby seals are clubbed to death for their fur.
to make someone or something fall down by hitting them
to hit someone so hard that they fall down and become unconscious: knock somebody out: · Jackson hit Brian hard with his left fist and knocked him out.knock out somebody: · He is a good boxer, a powerful puncher who has knocked out 18 of his 20 opponents to date.knock somebody out cold (=so that they become completely unconscious): · The blow to Sergeant Lewis' head had knocked him out cold.
American to hit someone with your closed hand, so hard that they become unconscious: punch somebody out: · I got so mad I just wanted to punch someone out.punch somebody out: · The coach threw him off the team after he punched out a teammate.
to hit someone or something and make them fall onto the ground - use this about people or objects hitting someone or something: knock somebody/something down/over: · Jo was almost knocked down by a kid on a bicycle.· One boy crashed into him and knocked him over.knock over somebody/something: · There was a crash as the cat knocked over something in the kitchen.get knocked down/over: · As the crowd rushed towards the gate, several people got knocked over.
to hit something so that it falls off a surface: knock off something/knock something off: · Part of the puzzle had been knocked off onto the floor.knock something off something: · Ellie accidentally knocked a cup of milk off the table.
to impress someone very much
to impress someone very much by being or doing something very exciting and unusual - used especially in news reports: · The Princess's off-the-shoulder dress dazzled the waiting crowds.· As a speaker he would dazzle listeners with his brilliant wordplay and witty remarks.
informal to impress someone very much by doing something in a way that is surprisingly good: · If this performer doesn't knock the audience out, I don't know what would.really knock somebody out: · Why don't you start the gig with that song you wrote yourself? That'll really knock them out.
to make something better
to make something better: · I wanted to improve my French, so I got a job in Paris.· The funds will go towards improving road and rail services.· By managing natural resources more effectively, our quality of human life could be improved greatly.
to improve a situation or improve someone's life: · Instead of making the traffic situation better, the new road has just made things worse.· You won't make things any better by worrying about them.· Have computers really made life better for everyone?
to make changes to something or add things to it in order to make it better, more useful, or more effective: · After we've made a few improvements, the software should be fine.make improvements to: · Several improvements have been made to the original designs.· They made a lot of improvements to the house after they moved in.
British /whip something into shape especially American informal to make changes to something in order to make it good enough: · We've only got one week left to knock the play into shape.· The new Chief Executive is whipping the company into shape and making it more competitive.
to improve something such as machinery, a building, or a system by making it more modern, effective, and successful: · The city has recently spent $3 million on upgrading its sports stadium.· It was decided that the entire computer system should be upgraded.· Since July, the airport has upgraded security measures, at a cost of $560,000.
to improve a system or process by making it more simple and therefore faster and more effective: · The new system is an attempt to streamline the decision-making process.· Apple is going to streamline its operations and concentrate development efforts on the Internet and multimedia.
to improve standards of behaviour in a place or organization, especially by removing dishonest or criminal people: clean up something: · It's time someone cleaned up this city; we have one of the highest crime rates in the country.· Most clubs have made a big effort to clean up football's image.clean something up: · The management of some our prisons has sometimes been corrupt, and it is our job to clean it up.
also brush up something British especially spoken to practise doing something that you have not done for a long time in order to try to improve it: · I'd like to brush up on my Italian before our trip.· Public libraries frequently have computers that people can use to brush up their IT skills.
to make something quickly using whatever materials you have
informal to make something quickly and without using much effort: knock off/up something: · She was always good on the sewing machine. She could knock off an outfit in two hours.knock somebody up something British: · I could knock you up a couple of poached eggs.
to make something quickly and not very carefully, especially because you are in a hurry: throw together something: · Sheryl had thrown together his costume somewhat haphazardly.throw something together: · We had 15 minutes to throw lunch together, eat, and get changed.
to quickly make something such as a piece of equipment that you only need for a short time, using various materials that you have available: rig up something: · You don't have blinds or curtains so you'll need to rig up something to shut out the sunlight.rig something up: · Can you rig a gate up to stop the dog getting into my room?· There's a shower rigged up at the back of the cabin.
to quickly and roughly make something by hand, using a few simple materials: cobble together something: · She cobbled together a tent from a few pieces of string and a sheet.cobble something together into something: · We were always searching for bits of junk we could cobble together into something artistic.
British to quickly make a piece of clothing or some curtains, especially using a sewing machine: · There's a woman at the end of our street who will run up some curtains for me.· "I like your dress." "Oh, thank you. It's just something I ran up last night."
to make something using whatever you have available, when you do not have the correct materials: · They had improvised an alarm, using string and empty cans.improvise something out of something: · I improvised a sling for his arm out of a strip of cloth.
made using any materials or objects that are available at the time in order to be used only for a short time: · Using an old tree-trunk as a makeshift table, we ate our picnic.· When we reached the river we found that the makeshift bridge had been swept away.· They rigged up the canvas boat-cover as a makeshift sail.
to reduce the number, amount, price, or size of something
to make something less in amount or level: · I was hoping they would reduce the price a little.greatly/significantly/dramatically reduce: · You can greatly reduce your heating bills by using low-energy heaters.dramatically/drastically reduce: · Their income has been drastically reduced.reduce something by half/10%/2 years etc: · The new road will reduce traffic through the town by 30%.· Benefits will be reduced by $50 for each child who fails to attend school.
to reduce an amount, limit, or level - use this especially in writing about business or technical subjects: · After 20 minutes, lower the temperature to 200 degrees.· The Bundesbank is under pressure to lower interest rates.
to reduce something by a lot, especially prices, time, or money: · The new system is aimed at cutting the average waiting time.cut something by half/several weeks/ten per cent etc: · Because of the recession, salaries in the advertising industry have been cut by a half.· The mortgage insurance agency has cut costs by $2000 over the last 3 years, making it easier for people to buy homes.cut something from/to something: · His annual leave has been cut from six weeks to just three.
to reduce the level of sound, heat, light etc, especially by turning a control: turn something down: · Could you turn the lights down - it's too bright in here.turn down something: · The weather wasn't as cold, so we decided to turn down the central heating.turn something down slightly/a little/a bit: · Would you mind turning the volume down a little?
to reduce something, especially by a fairly small amount or number: · Various methods are being explored in order to decrease the volume of traffic on our roads.· Better health education should help to decrease the incidence of heart disease.· Use of the new nets has significantly decreased the number of dolphins killed accidentally each year.
informal to reduce prices by a very large amount - used especially in advertisements and newspapers: · American car manufacturers have started slashing prices in an effort to stimulate sales.· Public spending has been slashed over the past two years.slash something by 10%/half/75% etc: · Come to our Summer Sale, where prices have been slashed by up to 75%.
informal to reduce the price of something by a large amount, especially in order to make it easier to sell: knock down something: · Shops are knocking down prices in an effort to increase sales.knock something down: · In the end he knocked the price down to £70.
to reduce something by half: · The overseas aid budget has been almost halved, from $18m to just over $10m.
American to reduce prices: roll back something: · Most of the big downtown stores have rolled back their prices to dispose of winter stock.roll something back: · Rather than roll prices back, the company negotiated pay increases that ranged between 10 and 15 percent.
to make someone feel shocked
to make someone feel very surprised and upset: · What really shocked me was that no-one seemed to care about all the beggars.it shocks somebody to see/realize/hear etc: · It shocked us to see how ill she looked.shock somebody into doing something: · I just felt I had to shock her into taking some action.shock somebody into something: · My father was shocked into silence.
if something unpleasant comes as a shock , it makes you feel surprised and upset because you were not expecting it at all: · I know this will come as a shock to you Ray, but try to understand how I feel.· The revelations of child abuse at the home have come as a profound shock to parents and social workers.
if something stuns you, especially a piece of news, it makes you feel so surprised and upset that you cannot speak or do anything immediately afterwards: · Sasha was too stunned by what had happened to say a word.· His words stunned her, and she stared at him in disbelief.
American informal if something unexpected knocks someone for a loop , it shocks or upsets them: · Joanna's resignation really threw me for a loop.· His next question totally knocked me for a loop. He said, "So what makes you think you're good enough to get into law school?"
if an unpleasant experience shakes someone up , they are shocked and upset by it: · Did that lightning shake you up, honey?· Katherine was one of the fairest people you could ever hope to meet, so her criticism really shook me up.
if a piece of news rocks a large group of people or an organization, it shocks them - used especially in news reports: · The scandal has rocked the banking world.· The law firm was rocked by accusations of bribery and dishonesty.
sounds made by something repeatedly hitting something
the sound produced when something hard keeps hitting another hard surface: · One of the machines started to make a strange knocking sound.· The builders' knocking and hammering made it difficult for me to concentrate on my work.
the sound produced when someone keeps hitting a surface, especially a door or window, with their hand or with a hard object: rap/rapping at/on etc: · A violent rap at the door made me run downstairs.· I was kept awake by the rapping of a branch on my window.
to make a quiet irregular sound, like the sound of rain falling or quick, light steps: patter on/in etc: · Raindrops were pattering on the car roof.patter about/around (=move around with a pattering sound): · I could hear feet shuffling and pattering about upstairs.
if something rattles , it makes a hard, quickly repeated sound, especially because part of it is loose and keeps hitting against something: · There's something rattling inside the washing machine.rattle about/around (=move around with a rattling sound): · Sometimes, the bolts work loose and start rattling around.rattle along/past etc (=move somewhere making a rattling sound): · A battered old Chevrolet rattled past.
to produce a sound by lightly and repeatedly hitting a hard surface: tap on/against: · Is that someone tapping on the door?· It sounded as though something outside was tapping against the window.
to stop working at the end of the day or during the day
British · We stop work at half past three on Fridays.· They stopped work for a few minutes to consider his offer.
especially British to stop work at the end of the day: · What time do you finish work?finish (=finish work): · I don't finish until seven tonight, so I'll be late home.
spoken to stop work - use this especially to talk about a particular time that you stop work: · Is it OK if I knock off a little early tonight?· I usually knock off at about six.
informal to decide to stop working because you have done enough work, because you are very tired, or because it is late: · We realized we weren't going to get the job finished, so we decided to call it a day.· Look, we're all tired - let's call it a day.
British to stop work, put away your work equipment, and go home: · Everyone packed up and went home.· OK, guys - it's time to pack up now.
to make someone unconscious by hitting them
· There was a fight, and Mark was knocked unconscious.knock somebody out · I hit him on the jaw and knocked him out.knock out somebody · Louis knocked out his opponent in the first round.knock somebody out cold · The impact was so sudden and so fierce, it knocked me out cold.
to hit someone repeatedly until they become unconscious: · Murphy was attacked by two men and beaten unconscious.· She was beaten senseless and left for dead.
to make someone unconscious for a short time so that they do not know where they are, what is happening etc: · They had only intended to stun the guard, to give them time to escape.· Gamekeepers use special darts to stun the rhinos.
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY
 He knocked her to the ground and kicked her.
(=hit someone so hard that they fall unconscious) Simon could knock a man unconscious with one punch to the jaw.
 Garry answered the door only to be knocked flying as two policemen came rushing in.
 ‘Designer fashion is silly.’ ‘Don’t knock it; it’s an important industry.’
 Do you want to knock off early today?
 We usually knock off work at about twelve on Saturday.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
· The blow was hard enough to knock him off balance.
· All the medieval buildings were torn down.
 You were knocked out cold (=hit on the head so that you became unconscious).
(=defeat someone so that they are no longer in a competition)· They put us out of the competition in the semi-final last year.
British English (=in which if you lose a game, you are no longer in the competition)
(=hit it with your hand to make someone open it)· Who's that knocking at the door?
(=an effect that is caused by something that has happened before)· The strike could have a knock-on effect at other airports.
 The sudden movement of the ship knocked them both off balance.
 Levin was knocked unconscious by the impact.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB
· I've hinted at it, but never liked to tell him that I used to get knocked about.· Some of the canals we crossed smelled like open sewers, and the odor would just about knock you out.· There's quite a few of them knocking about.· Being knocked about to a certain extent.· Some were trampled by horses and others knocked about by staffs and swords in the fight at Worcester.· But each and every time my body temperature shoots up, my gut twists, my heart knocks about in my chest.· Most of the people I knock about with are in the union.· I do not enjoy being knocked about by scoffing and mocking.
· He just knocked around with some very funny looking women.· The apartment never seemed more cramped with just the two of us knocking around in it.· Peter: On Saturday I knock around with me mates.· And after knocking around for a decade he came to rest at his alma mater.· It would have been inconceivable for exchange control to be tossed around and knocked around in Cabinet.· Like Jitters, she had knocked around the world a bit and wound up in Dead Rat.· Each new copy must be made from raw materials, smaller building blocks knocking around.· Because of all the rubber stuff, Malcolm had magazines like Rubber Monthly knocking around.
· I saw her knock back a few glasses but never saw her tight!· He responded with courage and knocked back the load of special interests trying to weaken efforts to improve air quality.· Lightning split the night and the daemon was knocked back.· A small dapper gentleman two seats away knocked back a shot of something and exhaled an invisible sweet cloud.· She was out of control, she said, knocking back up to ten cups of coffee a day.· He's spending an afternoon in Barcelona, knocking back beer on some one else's account.· There were about a dozen writers in hospitality, most of them busy knocking back the hard stuff.
· Fifteen seconds earlier he had been knocked down and lay on the canvas as the referee counted just short of a knockout.· To be knocked down by the boom of a sailing vessel was so banal as to be embarrassing.· The creationist position in the Origin is never merely a straw man to be knocked down.· Boston was also a classic example of the media's ability to build up and then knock down.· Read in studio A man has admitted knocking down and killing a cyclist after drinking more than five pints of lager.· Lane was running when he was knocked down, and continued to churn forward.· He was knocked down by a car when he was 4.· If the round could knock down the target, it could knock down a man.
· I have always been able to knock off twenty years.· Everyone else appeared to have some sort of credit card that knocked off up to 25 percent.· She could have knocked off a thousand words on the pocket combs alone.· So this is knocked off her £112.55 leaving her with £99.90 to pay.· Bluechel, unharmed, fled the scene, a bullet knocking off his cap as he ran.· Against Kent he opened with Jack Hobbs, and the pair knocked off the 96 required to win in 32 minutes.· They need to figure out how to make a reasonable profit and knock off the greed.
· Not only do you have to find it, but you may have to knock out the retaining plug.· Moorer lost the crown when he was knocked out by George Foreman.· The Anarak Adventure state that if you are not completely knocked out by the finished product there will be no charge!!· There was a three-inch gash in his head, which suggested at first that he had been knocked out and drowned.· However, the fail out alarm had been knocked out and the intercom was working badly.· When you hit them, you knock out their spindly legs and their big bodies come flying right through your windshield.· He was knocked out in a brawl at a Hollywood restaurant, suffering a broken jaw and three shattered teeth.· People come to see people get knocked out.
· If they're knocked over, the paraffin leaks and ignites, causing what firefighters say are some of the worst fires.· The flag-staff was repeatedly knocked over, and finally a boarding-pike was used.· Last night's jam-jars, with their stubs of candle, had been knocked over.· All the crews of the after guns were knocked over by the concussion, and bled from the nose or ears.· An argument broke out in the crowded pub after some drink was knocked over and Mr Brown tried to defuse the situation.· It then truly or falsely spun through the air and knocked over all the pins your luck and skill permitted.· My glass was amongst those that had been knocked over, and as a result it was now empty.· A stove of red-hot coals had been knocked over.
· The skeleton of a Ferris wheel loomed; shooting galleries and hoopla stalls were being knocked together.· It brings to mind the ludicrous feud between Liam Gallagher and Robbie Williams, who need their silly heads knocking together.· This caused much grumbling and many heads were knocked together just to remind everybody who was boss.
Phrases
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► knock a hole in/through something
  • He'd done it again, she realised in amazement - with just a few choice words he'd knocked her for six.
► knock the stuffing out of somebody► knock somebody sideways
  • Maybe getting arrested will knock some sense into him.
  • If you two don't stop yelling at each other, I'll knock your heads together!
  • He caught hold of the two nearest him and knocked their heads together, kicked two more and grabbed the ringleaders.
  • She'd just box a few ears, knock a few heads together like she did with the Rattries, and chase them off.
  • Fortunately they didn't knock me on the head or anything which they could have done, couldn't they?
  • Cierra's performance knocked my socks off!
  • And yet the correlations just knock my socks off..
  • The current crop of non-Windows databases can knock the socks off their predecessors.
  • This in-your-face marketing could be forgiven if the food absolutely knocked your socks off.
► knock somebody off their pedestal/perch
  • It certainly knocks spots off anything attempted by the newly-Thatcherising Conservatives in the run-up to the 1979 election.
  • I haven't had a cold all winter, knock on wood.
  • Always ready to knock on wood, throw salt over my shoulder, bite my tongue, cross my fingers.
  • Hopefully, knock on wood, Lieby is going to be in there most of the time.
  • KineHUHre is used as a verbal device similar to knocking on wood to ward off evil forces.
  • You kids, knock it off in there!
  • And, how was it, no, if they knocked it off.
  • I knocked it off as I ran past.
  • No, you didn't have to knock it off you had to choose thingies on a card.
  • The following day we could knock it off in few hours before returning to base.
► I’ll knock your head/block off
  • A recession would knock the bottom out of corporate profits.
► knock somebody around
  • And after knocking around for a decade he came to rest at his alma mater.
  • Each new copy must be made from raw materials, smaller building blocks knocking around.
  • He just knocked around with some very funny looking women.
  • He was fined $ 5,000 and placed on probation for 90 days after knocking around Tony Stewart's race car.
  • It would have been inconceivable for exchange control to be tossed around and knocked around in Cabinet.
  • Like Jitters, she had knocked around the world a bit and wound up in Dead Rat.
  • Peter: On Saturday I knock around with me mates.
  • The apartment never seemed more cramped with just the two of us knocking around in it.
  • And after knocking around for a decade he came to rest at his alma mater.
  • Each new copy must be made from raw materials, smaller building blocks knocking around.
  • He just knocked around with some very funny looking women.
  • He was fined $ 5,000 and placed on probation for 90 days after knocking around Tony Stewart's race car.
  • It would have been inconceivable for exchange control to be tossed around and knocked around in Cabinet.
  • Like Jitters, she had knocked around the world a bit and wound up in Dead Rat.
  • Peter: On Saturday I knock around with me mates.
  • The apartment never seemed more cramped with just the two of us knocking around in it.
► knock something ↔ around► knock something around► knock something ↔ back► knock somebody back something
  • All I've done since seems to be walk around and knock on doors.
  • And gathering that information means knocking on doors and asking people questions.
  • As a young girl I volunteered to knock on doors and enrol pets in the Tailwaggers Club.
  • I could go up to Albany and knock on doors, and I could almost always get in.
  • Landlords knocking on doors, demanding money.
  • Peter: Well, cause trouble, you know; play knocking on doors, throw stones at windows and that.
  • She sent Talivaldis to the store for a large loaf of Wonder Bread and knocked on doors, issuing invitations.
► knock somebody back► knock somebody ↔ down► knock somebody ↔ down► knock something ↔ down► knock something ↔ down
  • But prolonged recession and high unemployment knocked his popularity down to rock-bottom.
  • Rose recommended knocking it down to $ 15, 000 and the supes agreed.
  • And I know Frank was knocked off.
  • By five he had knocked off most of the items on his priority list.
  • Everyone else appeared to have some sort of credit card that knocked off up to 25 percent.
  • In Newcastle residents would have £32 knocked off their £349 bill if the Government assessment of spending had been more accurate.
  • It took us some time to get to Kitumbeine and the district officer had knocked off.
  • Suppose I tell you the name of the guy who knocked off Mahoney.
  • Their run through the NCAAs last year, when they knocked off three No. 1 seeds, was no fluke.
  • What do you do with an evil one, who is knocking off the neighbors?
► knock something ↔ off
  • But a kiss denied, for Phillis was knocking on the door.
  • Soon Pugwash was knocking on the door.
► knock something ↔ off► knock something ↔ off► knock somebody ↔ off► knock something ↔ off► knock somebody ↔ out► knock somebody/something ↔ out► knock something ↔ out
  • I needed something to knock me out - it was the only way to escape from the pain.
► knock something ↔ out
  • A koala, who was the loser in a treetop fight, fell 10m and knocked himself out.
  • He used the family umbrella as a parachute, fell on his head, and knocked himself out.
  • His head collided with a table on the way down and he knocked himself out.
  • I knock myself out to get him a pencil and he makes fun.
  • I think he knocked himself out, or something.
  • If you knock yourself out you could slip under the water and drown.
  • You simply want something so much that you knock yourself out to get it.
  • Your parents have knocked themselves out for you.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
  • Cavalli had no difficulty knocking the work of other composers into a cocked hat.
► beat/knock the (living) daylights out of somebody► knock/lift etc somebody off their feet
  • He caught hold of the two nearest him and knocked their heads together, kicked two more and grabbed the ringleaders.
  • She'd just box a few ears, knock a few heads together like she did with the Rattries, and chase them off.
  • Years later, Ogwen apprenticeship having been served, we began to aspire to their routes, knees knocking at our effrontery.
  • Aid can have a knock-on effect in neighbouring countries which are also in great need.
  • First, proposed increases in energy and payroll taxes could have a knock-on effect on wage demands and prices.
  • It will cost hundreds of thousands of pounds, and may have a knock-on effect.
  • Persecuting Nonconformists could have a knock-on effect in a community, hitting those who were loyal to the established Church.
  • There are inevitable disruptions to deliveries such as vehicle breakdowns which have knock-on effects to delivery schedules.
  • This will have a knock-on effect throughout the economy, and will drive up interest rates generally.
  • His next question totally knocked me for a loop. He said, "So what makes you think you're good enough to get into law school?"
  • His response really threw me for a loop.
  • Joanna totally threw me for a loop.
  • A lot of similar stories, people just wanting to get back into shape, get their games together.
  • And backs off quick, before the long-suffering pimp shows up, and knocks the girl into shape with his jewelled fists.
  • His replacement, former sales manager Nils Sontag, never had enough time to lick the company into shape.
  • Lionesses lick their cubs into shape and life.
  • Nevertheless an heroic effort is being made to lick Expo into shape before Easter Monday.
  • The first two hours knock us into shape, however, as we battle with the boulder-strewn approach to Condoriri.
  • With the BaByliss BodyToner Plus you can treat yourself to wonderful massages and get back into shape at the same time.
  • He'd done it again, she realised in amazement - with just a few choice words he'd knocked her for six.
  • And yet the correlations just knock my socks off..
  • So, he popped down to my office, stuck this demo on the turntable and it just blew my socks off.
  • The current crop of non-Windows databases can knock the socks off their predecessors.
  • This in-your-face marketing could be forgiven if the food absolutely knocked your socks off.
1door [intransitive] to hit a door or window with your closed hand to attract the attention of the people inside:  I knocked and knocked but nobody answered.knock at/on We knocked at the door but there was no one there. Wilson went up and knocked on the door.► see thesaurus at hit2hit and move something [transitive always + adverb/preposition] to hit something with a short quick action so that it moves or fallsknock something out of/from something As I got up, I knocked a pencil out of its holder. He knocked the knife from my hand.knock something over At that moment, Sally knocked over her glass of wine.knock something aside She tried to knock the gun aside but she was not fast enough.3hit somebody hard [transitive always + adverb/preposition] to hit someone very hard:  He knocked her to the ground and kicked her.knock somebody unconscious/cold/senseless (=hit someone so hard that they fall unconscious) Simon could knock a man unconscious with one punch to the jaw. Garry answered the door only to be knocked flying as two policemen came rushing in.4hit part of your body [transitive] to hit something with part of your bodyknock something against something Morse knocked his shin against a suitcase that had been left just inside the door.knock something on something She knocked her head on a stone.5knock on doors to go to every house or apartment in an area asking the people who live there for information or support:  Gathering that information means knocking on doors and asking people questions.6be knocking on the door to be wanting to join a group or team – used in news reports:  Five countries have permanent seats on the UN Security Council, but Germany and Japan, among others, are knocking on the door.7remove wall [transitive] to remove a wall or part of a building in order to make a bigger room or spaceknock something into something We could make a bigger living space by knocking two rooms into one.knock something through The wall between the kitchen and the dining room has been partially knocked through.8knock a hole in/through something to make a hole in something, especially a wall:  We could knock a hole through the wall into the cupboard.9criticize [transitive] to criticize someone or their work, especially in an unfair or annoying way:  The British press always knock British winners at any sport. ‘Designer fashion is silly.’ ‘Don’t knock it; it’s an important industry.’► see thesaurus at criticize10ball [transitive always + adverb/preposition] to kick or hit a ball somewhere:  The aim is to knock the ball into the opposing goal.11knock somebody for six British English informal to shock or upset someone very much or make them physically weak:  This flu has really knocked me for six.12knock the stuffing out of somebody informal to make someone lose their confidence:  Suzanne was very upset when her mother left home. It knocked the stuffing out of her.13knock somebody sideways British English to upset someone so much that it is difficult for them to deal with something:  His daughter’s death knocked Tom sideways.14knock some sense into somebody/into somebody’s head informal to make someone learn to behave in a more sensible way:  The struggle to build up her own business had knocked some sense into her.15knock (somebody’s) heads together informal to tell people who are arguing that they must stop and behave more sensibly:  None of them can agree and it needs someone to knock heads together.16knock something on the head British English informal to stop something happening:  We wanted to go for a picnic, but the rain’s knocked that on the head.17knock somebody’s socks off (also knock somebody dead) spoken to surprise and please someone by being very impressive:  With that dress, you’ll knock him dead.18knock somebody off their pedestal/perch to stop admiring someone that you previously thought was perfect:  The press were determined to knock the princess off the pedestal that they had put her on.19knock spots off somebody/something British English spoken to be much better than someone or something:  The new computer system knocks spots off the old one.20knock on wood American English used to say that you hope your good luck so far will not change SYN touch wood British English21knock it off spoken used to tell someone to stop doing something, because it is annoying you22make a noise [intransitive] if an engine or pipes etc are knocking, they make a noise like something hard being hit, usually because something is wrong with them23heart [intransitive] if your heart is knocking, it is beating hard, especially because you are afraid SYN  pound24 I’ll knock your head/block off spoken used when threatening to hit someone very hard:  If you say that again, I’ll knock your head off!25knock the bottom out of something informal to make something such as a market or industry fail suddenly:  A sudden drop in supplies of certain chemicals could knock the bottom out of the engineering industry. → knock/beat somebody/something into a cocked hat at cocked hat(1), → knock somebody into shape at shape1(3), → knees knocking (together) at knee1(4)knock around (also knock about British English) phrasal verb informal1hit somebody knock somebody around to hit someone several times:  My father used to knock me around.2relax knock around (something) to spend time somewhere, without doing anything very serious or important SYN  hang around:  On Saturdays I knock around with my friends. We spent the day just knocking around the house.3travel knock around something to travel to different places SYN  kick around:  For a couple of years we knocked around the Mediterranean.4ideas knock something ↔ around to discuss and think about an idea, plan etc with other people:  We’ve been knocking around a few ideas.5ball knock something around British English to play a game with a ball, but not in a serious way SYN  kick about6be somewhere British English if something or someone is knocking around, it is somewhere but you are not sure exactly where:  Is there a screwdriver knocking about anywhere?knock somebody/something back phrasal verb informal1knock something ↔ back to quickly drink large quantities of a drink, especially an alcoholic drink:  Brenda knocked the brandy back quickly.2knock somebody back something to cost you a lot of money:  His new car knocked him back several thousand dollars.3knock somebody back British English to make someone feel upset, shocked, or physically weakknock somebody/something down phrasal verb1hit/push somebody knock somebody ↔ down to hit or push someone so that they fall to the ground:  Something hit him from behind and knocked him down. → knockdown22hit somebody with a vehicle knock somebody ↔ down to hit someone with a vehicle while you are driving, so that they are hurt or killed:  A child was in hospital last night after being knocked down by a car.3destroy knock something ↔ down to destroy a building or part of a building SYN  demolish:  They want to knock the house down and rebuild it.4reduce price knock something ↔ down informal to reduce the price of something by a large amount:  The new stove we bought was knocked down from $800 to $550. → knockdown15ask somebody to reduce price knock somebody down to something informal to persuade someone to reduce the price of something they are selling you:  She’s asking for £150 but I’ll try to knock her down to £100.knock something into somebody phrasal verb to make someone learn something:  Parsons must knock these lessons into the team before Saturday.knock off phrasal verb informal1stop work knock off (something) to stop working and go somewhere else:  There was no one in the office because they’d all knocked off for lunch. Do you want to knock off early today? We usually knock off work at about twelve on Saturday.2reduce a price knock something ↔ off to reduce the price of something by a particular amount:  I’ll knock off £10.knock something off something Travel agents are knocking £50, and sometimes £100, off the price of holidays.3reduce amount knock something ↔ off to reduce a total by a particular amountknock something off something Moving house will knock an hour off Ray’s journey to work.4produce knock something ↔ off to produce something quickly and easily:  Roland makes a lot of money knocking off copies of famous paintings.5murder knock somebody ↔ off to murder someone6steal knock something ↔ off British English to steal somethingknock out phrasal verb1unconscious knock somebody ↔ out to make someone become unconscious or go to sleep:  The champion knocked Biggs out in the seventh round.knock yourself out His head hit a table as he fell and he knocked himself out. The nurse gave me some medicine which totally knocked me out. → knockout1(1)2defeat knock somebody/something ↔ out to defeat a person or team in a competition so that they can no longer take part:  The German team were knocked out in the first round.knock somebody/something out of something He first hit the headlines when he knocked Becker out of the French Open Tournament. → knockout1(3)3destroy knock something ↔ out to damage something so that it does not work:  The air raids were planned to knock out communications on the ground.4admire knock somebody out informal if something knocks you out, it is very impressive and surprises you because it is so good:  She loved the movie. It knocked her out. → knockout1(2)5produce knock something ↔ out informal to produce something easily and quickly:  Paul has been knocking out new songs for the album.6knock yourself out informal to work very hard in order to do something wellknock somebody/something ↔ over phrasal verb1to hit someone with a vehicle while you are driving, so that they are hurt or killed:  A woman was knocked over by a bus last year.2American English informal to rob a place such as a shop or bank and threaten or attack the people who work thereknock something ↔ together phrasal verb informal to make something quickly, using whatever you have available:  We should be able to knock something together with what’s in the fridge (=make a meal from items of food in the fridge).knock somebody/something ↔ up phrasal verb informal1to make something quickly and without using much effort:  Michael knocked up a shed in the back garden.2British English to wake someone up by knocking on their door:  What time do you want me to knock you up in the morning?3informal not polite to make a woman pregnant
knock1 verbknock2 noun
knockknock2 ●●○ noun Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • I had just turned out the lights when I heard a knock at the door.
  • The only knock against Whitney is his defensive playing.
  • We were woken by a frantic knocking at the door.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • And this man ensconced in his warm living room with a fireplace hears a knock at the door.
  • If that happened, however, confidence would take another knock.
  • Tatica will have to pound hard with strength she does not have so her knock will be heard.
  • There's a knock on the door.
  • There was a knock at the door.
  • Within the legal container of marriage, the idealization and illusion so characteristic or the in-love state can take a nasty knock.
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
· The blow was hard enough to knock him off balance.
· All the medieval buildings were torn down.
 You were knocked out cold (=hit on the head so that you became unconscious).
(=defeat someone so that they are no longer in a competition)· They put us out of the competition in the semi-final last year.
British English (=in which if you lose a game, you are no longer in the competition)
(=hit it with your hand to make someone open it)· Who's that knocking at the door?
(=an effect that is caused by something that has happened before)· The strike could have a knock-on effect at other airports.
 The sudden movement of the ship knocked them both off balance.
 Levin was knocked unconscious by the impact.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE
· He took hard knocks at two board meetings in June and August, and carried the discouraging words home to his father.· Sometimes a hard knock in the head can clear out the cobwebs.· He was a man of course, accustomed to hard knocks, not exactly cynical, but not dreamy-eyed.
VERB
· Wiping her floury hands, Mrs Beavis answered the knock.· Ruestman died from a single shot to his heart after answering a knock at the front door of his mobile home.· I thought you'd heard me answer his knock on the door as soon as you went in there.· Amazed residents who answered his frantic knock on the door threw water over him.· It might be a burst of bullets through the door as I answer their knock.
· After a while, he heard a tentative knock at the door and looked up.· When he heard the knock, he thought it was Barnabas scratching.· He heard a knock at the door.· It is Monday morning and I hear a knock on the door.· Just then he heard a knock at his door, Randolph wondered who it could be.· And this man ensconced in his warm living room with a fireplace hears a knock at the door.
· Wallace took a knock and looked like he was ready to come off after about 75 mins.· He took hard knocks at two board meetings in June and August, and carried the discouraging words home to his father.· Micky Hazard took a knock at Newcastle and will have a late check.· Within the legal container of marriage, the idealization and illusion so characteristic or the in-love state can take a nasty knock.· If that happened, however, confidence would take another knock.· Wilkinson has battled hard and taken a lot of knocks this season.· The blow was so crippling because confidence had already taken quite a few knocks.· To succeed in this sport you be prepared to take the knocks.
Phrases
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY
  • Micky Hazard took a knock at Newcastle and will have a late check.
  • Skipper, Andy Melville took a knock last Saturday, but should be fit.
  • The 23-year-old was on as early as the eighth minute when Andy Myers hobbled off after taking a knock.
  • Wallace took a knock and looked like he was ready to come off after about 75 mins.
  • Your faith in yourself has taken a knock.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
  • Cavalli had no difficulty knocking the work of other composers into a cocked hat.
► beat/knock the (living) daylights out of somebody► knock/lift etc somebody off their feet
  • He caught hold of the two nearest him and knocked their heads together, kicked two more and grabbed the ringleaders.
  • She'd just box a few ears, knock a few heads together like she did with the Rattries, and chase them off.
  • Years later, Ogwen apprenticeship having been served, we began to aspire to their routes, knees knocking at our effrontery.
  • Aid can have a knock-on effect in neighbouring countries which are also in great need.
  • First, proposed increases in energy and payroll taxes could have a knock-on effect on wage demands and prices.
  • It will cost hundreds of thousands of pounds, and may have a knock-on effect.
  • Persecuting Nonconformists could have a knock-on effect in a community, hitting those who were loyal to the established Church.
  • There are inevitable disruptions to deliveries such as vehicle breakdowns which have knock-on effects to delivery schedules.
  • This will have a knock-on effect throughout the economy, and will drive up interest rates generally.
  • His next question totally knocked me for a loop. He said, "So what makes you think you're good enough to get into law school?"
  • His response really threw me for a loop.
  • Joanna totally threw me for a loop.
  • A lot of similar stories, people just wanting to get back into shape, get their games together.
  • And backs off quick, before the long-suffering pimp shows up, and knocks the girl into shape with his jewelled fists.
  • His replacement, former sales manager Nils Sontag, never had enough time to lick the company into shape.
  • Lionesses lick their cubs into shape and life.
  • Nevertheless an heroic effort is being made to lick Expo into shape before Easter Monday.
  • The first two hours knock us into shape, however, as we battle with the boulder-strewn approach to Condoriri.
  • With the BaByliss BodyToner Plus you can treat yourself to wonderful massages and get back into shape at the same time.
  • He'd done it again, she realised in amazement - with just a few choice words he'd knocked her for six.
  • And yet the correlations just knock my socks off..
  • So, he popped down to my office, stuck this demo on the turntable and it just blew my socks off.
  • The current crop of non-Windows databases can knock the socks off their predecessors.
  • This in-your-face marketing could be forgiven if the food absolutely knocked your socks off.
1[countable] the sound of something hard hitting a hard surface:  a loud knock at the door a knock in the engine2[countable] the action of something hard hitting your body:  He got a knock on the head when he fell.3take a knock informal to have some bad luck or trouble:  Clive’s taken quite a few hard knocks lately.
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