knock

1 of 2

verb

ˈnäk

knocked; knocking; knocks

intransitive verb

: to strike something with a sharp blow

: to collide with something

: bustle

heard them knocking around in the kitchen

: wander

knocked about Europe all summer

: to make a pounding noise

: to have engine knock

: to find fault

transitive verb

a(1)

: to strike sharply

(2)

: to drive, force, or make by or as if by so striking

was knocked out of the campaign

: to set forcibly in motion with a blow

: to cause to collide

: to find fault with

always knocking those in authority

knock

2 of 2

noun

: a sharp blow : rap, hit

a loud knock on the door

b(1)

: a severe misfortune or hardship

(2)

: setback, reversal

: a pounding noise

: a sharp repetitive metallic noise caused by abnormal ignition in an automobile engine

: a harsh and often petty criticism

the knock on him was that he couldn't handle the pressure

Phrases

knock cold

: knock out sense 2a(1)

knock dead

: to move strongly especially to admiration or applause

a comedian who really knocks them dead

knock for a loop

: overcome

knocked my opponent for a loop

: demolish

knocked our idea for a loop

: dumbfound, amaze

the news knocked them for a loop

knock one's socks off

: to overwhelm or amaze one

a performance that will knock your socks off

knock on wood

—used interjectionally to ward off misfortune

knock together

: to make or assemble especially hurriedly or in a makeshift way

knocked together my own bookcase

Synonyms

Verb

bang
bash
bump
collide
crash
hit
impact
impinge
ram
slam
smash
strike
swipe
thud

Noun

bang
bash
bat
beat
belt
biff
blow
bop
box
buffet
bust
chop
clap
clip
clout
crack
cuff
dab
douse [British]
fillip
hack
haymaker
hit
hook
larrup [dialect]
lash
lick
pelt
pick
plump
poke
pound
punch
rap
slam
slap
slug
smack
smash
sock
spank
stinger
stripe
stroke
swat
swipe
switch
thud
thump
thwack
wallop
welt
whack
wham
whop
whap

See all Synonyms & Antonyms

Example Sentences

Verb The ball knocked him on the chin. She knocked the glass from his hand. He knocked the baseball over the fence. The ball hit him in the mouth and knocked out one of his teeth. The wind knocked him backwards. The dog knocked against the lamp. My knee accidentally knocked against the table. Skaters were knocking into each other all over the ice. I accidentally knocked my knee against the table. Noun He gave him a knock on the head. There was a loud knock at the door. She took some knocks early in her career. He likes praise but can't stand the knocks. See More

Recent Examples on the Web

Verb

One puffin in a nearby flock regularly steals fish from the other puffins, but the other puffins knock him down in retribution, as puffins are a self-governing bird species. —

Sarah Hutto, The New Yorker, 16 Feb. 2023 Stack up the cans and see who can knock them down in one throw. —

Amanda Garrity, Good Housekeeping, 9 Feb. 2023 In the video, police knock on the front door, which Pelosi answers with DePape standing next to him. —

CBS News, 27 Jan. 2023 Skipping a subtask or asking for a reset will knock the subtask point counter back down to zero. —

IEEE Spectrum, 23 Jan. 2023 Use old tissue boxes to build these snowmen, then have the kiddos knock 'em down. —

Anna Logan, Country Living, 17 Nov. 2022 And then being able to step out and being able to knock shots down is huge. —

C.j. Holmes, San Francisco Chronicle, 16 Nov. 2022 Hurley has enjoyed the competition between Johnson and Karaban, a knock-down shooter with size, for the open starting frontcourt spot. —

Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 6 Nov. 2022 As the Rams try to find their footing, a San Diegan will try to knock them down once again. —

Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Oct. 2022

Noun

Biden signed an executive order in last May directing federal law enforcement agencies to stop using no-knock warrants and revise their use-of-force standards, but that order does not extend to state and local level. —

Ryan Teague Beckwith, Bloomberg.com, 8 Feb. 2023 The new guidelines limit the use of no-knock warrants, bar the use of chokeholds under unnecessary circumstances and beef up training for officers. —

Luke Barr, ABC News, 7 Feb. 2023 Louisville police killed 26-year-old Breonna Taylor after raiding her home on a no-knock warrant. —

Anumita Kaur, Anchorage Daily News, 2 Feb. 2023 Louisville police killed 26-year-old Breonna Taylor after raiding her home on a no-knock warrant. —

Anumita Kaur, Washington Post, 1 Feb. 2023 Taylor was a Black woman who lived in Louisville who was shot and killed in March 2020 by LMPD officers serving a no-knock warrant at her apartment. —

Ana Rocío Álvarez Bríñez, The Courier-Journal, 20 Jan. 2023 The boyfriend, Kenneth Walker, was with Taylor in her apartment when police officers burst in under a no-knock warrant. —

Harold Maass, The Week, 14 Dec. 2022 Taylor and Walker were in their apartment on the night of March 13, 2020, when Louisville Metro Police executed a no-knock warrant. —

Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 13 Dec. 2022 Among other things, the bill would ban federal no-knock warrants and chokeholds such as the one that killed Floyd, a 46-year-old Black man killed by Minneapolis police officers in May 2020. —

Marc Ramirez, USA TODAY, 8 Feb. 2023 See More

Kids Definition

knock

1 of 2 verb

ˈnäk

: to strike with a sharp blow

: to set in motion with a sharp blow

: to bump against something

: wander sense 1

knocked about the country last summer

: to have engine knock

: to find fault with

don't knock it—there are worse jobs

knock

2 of 2 noun

: a sharp blow

: a severe misfortune or hardship

: a pounding noise

heard a knock on the door

: a sharp rattling noise caused by abnormal ignition in an automobile engine

单词	knock one's socks off
释义	knock 1 of 2 verb ˈnäk knocked; knocking; knocks intransitive verb 1 : to strike something with a sharp blow 2 : to collide with something 3 a : bustle heard them knocking around in the kitchen b : wander knocked about Europe all summer 4 a : to make a pounding noise b : to have engine knock 5 : to find fault transitive verb 1 a(1) : to strike sharply (2) : to drive, force, or make by or as if by so striking was knocked out of the campaign b : to set forcibly in motion with a blow 2 : to cause to collide 3 : to find fault with always knocking those in authority knock 2 of 2 noun 1 a : a sharp blow : rap, hit a loud knock on the door b(1) : a severe misfortune or hardship (2) : setback, reversal 2 a : a pounding noise b : a sharp repetitive metallic noise caused by abnormal ignition in an automobile engine 3 : a harsh and often petty criticism the knock on him was that he couldn't handle the pressure Phrases knock cold : knock out sense 2a(1) knock dead : to move strongly especially to admiration or applause a comedian who really knocks them dead knock for a loop 1 a : overcome knocked my opponent for a loop b : demolish knocked our idea for a loop 2 : dumbfound, amaze the news knocked them for a loop knock one's socks off : to overwhelm or amaze one a performance that will knock your socks off knock on wood —used interjectionally to ward off misfortune knock together : to make or assemble especially hurriedly or in a makeshift way knocked together my own bookcase Synonyms Verb bang bash bump collide crash hit impact impinge ram slam smash strike swipe thud Noun bang bash bat beat belt biff blow bop box buffet bust chop clap clip clout crack cuff dab douse [British] fillip hack haymaker hit hook larrup [dialect] lash lick pelt pick plump poke pound punch rap slam slap slug smack smash sock spank stinger stripe stroke swat swipe switch thud thump thwack wallop welt whack wham whop whap See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Verb The ball knocked him on the chin. She knocked the glass from his hand. He knocked the baseball over the fence. The ball hit him in the mouth and knocked out one of his teeth. The wind knocked him backwards. The dog knocked against the lamp. My knee accidentally knocked against the table. Skaters were knocking into each other all over the ice. I accidentally knocked my knee against the table. Noun He gave him a knock on the head. There was a loud knock at the door. She took some knocks early in her career. He likes praise but can't stand the knocks. See More Recent Examples on the Web Verb One puffin in a nearby flock regularly steals fish from the other puffins, but the other puffins knock him down in retribution, as puffins are a self-governing bird species. —Sarah Hutto, The New Yorker, 16 Feb. 2023 Stack up the cans and see who can knock them down in one throw. —Amanda Garrity, Good Housekeeping, 9 Feb. 2023 In the video, police knock on the front door, which Pelosi answers with DePape standing next to him. —CBS News, 27 Jan. 2023 Skipping a subtask or asking for a reset will knock the subtask point counter back down to zero. —IEEE Spectrum, 23 Jan. 2023 Use old tissue boxes to build these snowmen, then have the kiddos knock 'em down. —Anna Logan, Country Living, 17 Nov. 2022 And then being able to step out and being able to knock shots down is huge. —C.j. Holmes, San Francisco Chronicle, 16 Nov. 2022 Hurley has enjoyed the competition between Johnson and Karaban, a knock-down shooter with size, for the open starting frontcourt spot. —Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 6 Nov. 2022 As the Rams try to find their footing, a San Diegan will try to knock them down once again. —Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Oct. 2022 Noun Biden signed an executive order in last May directing federal law enforcement agencies to stop using no-knock warrants and revise their use-of-force standards, but that order does not extend to state and local level. —Ryan Teague Beckwith, Bloomberg.com, 8 Feb. 2023 The new guidelines limit the use of no-knock warrants, bar the use of chokeholds under unnecessary circumstances and beef up training for officers. —Luke Barr, ABC News, 7 Feb. 2023 Louisville police killed 26-year-old Breonna Taylor after raiding her home on a no-knock warrant. —Anumita Kaur, Anchorage Daily News, 2 Feb. 2023 Louisville police killed 26-year-old Breonna Taylor after raiding her home on a no-knock warrant. —Anumita Kaur, Washington Post, 1 Feb. 2023 Taylor was a Black woman who lived in Louisville who was shot and killed in March 2020 by LMPD officers serving a no-knock warrant at her apartment. —Ana Rocío Álvarez Bríñez, The Courier-Journal, 20 Jan. 2023 The boyfriend, Kenneth Walker, was with Taylor in her apartment when police officers burst in under a no-knock warrant. —Harold Maass, The Week, 14 Dec. 2022 Taylor and Walker were in their apartment on the night of March 13, 2020, when Louisville Metro Police executed a no-knock warrant. —Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 13 Dec. 2022 Among other things, the bill would ban federal no-knock warrants and chokeholds such as the one that killed Floyd, a 46-year-old Black man killed by Minneapolis police officers in May 2020. —Marc Ramirez, USA TODAY, 8 Feb. 2023 See More Word History Etymology Verb Middle English knoken, from Old English cnocian; akin to Middle High German knochen to press First Known Use Verb before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1 Noun 14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a Phrases Containing knock don't knock it until you've tried it hit/knock (someone) for six hard-knock knock back knock/blow someone's socks off knock around knock dead knock cold knock-down-and-drag-out knock down knock-down, drag-out knock in knock heads knock for a loop knock-knee knock-knock joke knock off knock on doors knock one's socks off knock on the door of knock out knock over knock someone flying knock (someone) off his/her pedestal knock (someone) sideways knock someone's head/block off knock some sense into someone knock some sense into someone's head knock (something) on the head knock the stuffing out of knock spots off knock the wind out of (someone) knock up throw/knock (someone) off (his/her) stride take/knock/bring someone down a peg knock-on effect anti-knock knock oneself out knock on wood knock it out of the park knock together See More don't knock it until you've tried it hit/knock (someone) for six hard-knock knock back knock/blow someone's socks off knock around knock dead knock cold knock-down-and-drag-out knock down knock-down, drag-out knock in knock heads knock for a loop knock-knee knock-knock joke knock off knock on doors knock one's socks off knock on the door of knock out knock over knock someone flying knock (someone) off his/her pedestal knock (someone) sideways knock someone's head/block off knock some sense into someone knock some sense into someone's head knock (something) on the head knock the stuffing out of knock spots off knock the wind out of (someone) knock up throw/knock (someone) off (his/her) stride take/knock/bring someone down a peg knock-on effect anti-knock knock oneself out knock on wood knock it out of the park knock together See More Kids Definition knock 1 of 2 verb ˈnäk 1 a : to strike with a sharp blow b : to set in motion with a sharp blow 2 : to bump against something 3 : wander sense 1 knocked about the country last summer 4 : to have engine knock 5 : to find fault with don't knock it—there are worse jobs knock 2 of 2 noun 1 : a sharp blow 2 : a severe misfortune or hardship 3 a : a pounding noise heard a knock on the door b : a sharp rattling noise caused by abnormal ignition in an automobile engine Medical Definition knock noun ˈnäk 1 : a sharp blow a knock to the head 2 : a sharp pounding noise knock one's socks off phrase as in carry away to fill with overwhelming emotion (as wonder or delight) The enchiladas at this place will knock your socks off. Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance carry away transport entrance delight knock dead satisfy please rapture rap ravish enrapture fascinate enchant enthrall enthral stir gratify gladden charm captivate excite elate bewitch exhilarate
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knock

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