knock

Main Entry:: ¹knock
Pronunciation:: \ˈnäk\
Function:: verb
Etymology:: Middle English knoken, from Old English cnocian; akin to Middle High German knochen to press
Date:: before 12th century

intransitive verb1: to strike something with a sharp blow2: to collide with something3 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 knock5: to find faulttransitive verb1 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 blow2: to cause to collide3: to find fault with <always knocking those in authority>

— knock cold

: knock out 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>

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