knock sb up
Ⅰ knock sb up SLANG (MAKE PREGNANT) — phrasal verb with knock /nɒk/ aep /nɑːk/ verb ► F0 to make a woman pregnant: » You don't want to get knocked up by some guy you hardly know.Thesaurus+: ↑Sexual intercourse
Ⅱ knock sb up UK INFORMAL (WAKE UP) — phrasal verb with knock /nɒk/ aep /nɑːk/ verb ► F0 to wake someone up by knocking on the door of their house or bedroom: » I'm sorry to have to knock you up in the middle of the night.Thesaurus+: ↑Not sleeping and not unconscious |