Knock
41knock — I. vb British 1. to kill. A recent, racier variant of knock off or hit. ► I ve never spoken to anyone I m going to knock. (Hitman quoted in the Observer, 31 May 1987) 2. to have sex (with). A 300 year old usage which has been rare since the early …
42Knock — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Knock peut désigner  : Knock ou le Triomphe de la médecine, une pièce de théâtre française de Jules Romains de 1922 et ses différentes… …
43knock — Synonyms and related words: KO, abuse, adverse criticism, animadversion, arouse, aspersion, associate with, astonish, astound, awaken, bad notices, bad press, bang, bang into, bash, baste, bat, batter, beat, beat up, beating, belt, bewilder, biff …
44knock — {{11}}knock (n.) mid 14c., from KNOCK (Cf. knock) (v.). As an engine noise, from 1899. {{12}}knock (v.) O.E. cnocian (W.Saxon cnucian), to pound, beat; knock (on a door), likely of imitative origin. Meaning deprecate, put down is from 1892.… …
45knock*/*/*/ — [nɒk] verb I 1) [I] to hit a door with your hand or with a knocker They walked up to the door and knocked loudly.[/ex] I knocked on his door but got no reply.[/ex] 2) [T] to hit something so that it moves somewhere I knocked a picture off the… …
46knock — 1. verb 1) he knocked on the door Syn: bang, tap, rap, thump, pound, hammer; strike, hit, beat 2) she knocked her knee on the table Syn: bump, bang, hit …
47knock up — verb make pregnant He impregnated his wife again • Syn: ↑impregnate, ↑bang up, ↑prang up • Derivationally related forms: ↑impregnation (for: ↑impregnate) …
48knock up — 1) PHRASAL VERB If you knock something up, you make it or build it very quickly, using whatever materials are available. [INFORMAL] [V n P n (not pron)] Could you possibly knock me up some scrambled eggs?... [V P n (not pron)] Any water skiing… …
49knock on — noun (rugby) knocking the ball forward while trying to catch it (a foul) • Topics: ↑rugby, ↑rugby football, ↑rugger • Hypernyms: ↑play • Part Holonyms: ↑rugby, ↑ …
50knock — 01. Make sure you [knock] loudly when you come to the door; I might be in another room, and it is sometimes difficult to hear. 02. Don t [knock] so loud, it drives my parents crazy. 03. There s a strange [knocking] sound coming from your car… …
