Knock
21knock — index impinge, jostle (bump into), sully Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
22Knock — KNOCK, or Uii, lately a quoad sacra parish, in the parish of Stornoway, island of Lewis, county of Ross and Cromarty, 5 miles (E.) from the town of Stornoway; containing 1637 inhabitants. This district, which is called also Eye, is connected… …
23knock-up — n BrE the time before a tennis match officially starts when the players hit the ball to each other for practice →↑warm up …
24knock up — knock (someone) up to make a woman pregnant. The rumor was that he d knocked up two women in the town …
25knock-up — ► NOUN Brit. ▪ (in racket sports) a period of practice play before a game …
26knock|up — «NOK UHP», noun. Especially British. warmup: »The second set lasted no longer than a knockup (London Times) …
27knock — knock1 W3S1 [nɔk US na:k] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(door)¦ 2¦(hit and move something)¦ 3¦(hit somebody hard)¦ 4¦(hit part of your body)¦ 5 knock on doors 6 be knocking on the door 7¦(remove wall)¦ 8 knock a hole in/through something 9¦(criticize)¦ …
28knock — 1 verb 1 DOOR/WINDOW (T) to hit a door or window with your closed hand to attract the attention of the people inside: Why don t you knock before you come in? (+ at/on): I turned to see Jane knocking frantically on the taxi window. 2 HIT/MAKE STH… …
29knock — knock1 [ nak ] verb *** 1. ) intransitive or transitive to hit something, causing damage or harm: Mike had knocked his leg against a table. a ) transitive to hit something and force it somewhere: He knocked a couple of nails into the door. b )… …
30knock — v. & n. v. 1 a tr. strike (a hard surface) with an audible sharp blow (knocked the table three times). b intr. strike, esp. a door to gain admittance (can you hear someone knocking?; knocked at the door). 2 tr. make (a hole, a dent, etc.) by… …
