knock

/nɑk/ v [I] (MAKE NOISE)

Definition

› to repeatedly hit something, producing a noise: Someone is knocking at the door. Jane knocked on the window to attract his attention. › If an engine is knocking, it makes a repeated noise because of a mechanical problem.

(Definition of knock v (MAKE NOISE) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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knock out someone phrasal verb HIT
knock out something/someone phrasal verb REMOVE
knock over something/someone phrasal verb
knock something off (something) phrasal verb REDUCE
knock v CRITICIZE
knock v MAKE NOISE
knock v MOVE
knock-down drag-out adj
knocker n
knockoff n
knockout n ATTRACTION

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knock v MOVE
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knock something off (something) phrasal verb REDUCE
knock down something/someone phrasal verb CAUSE TO FALL
knock down something phrasal verb DESTROY
knock down something phrasal verb REDUCE
knock off (something) phrasal verb STOP
knock off (something) phrasal verb REMOVE

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