knock
/nɑk/ n [C] (HIT)Definition
› He got a nasty knock on the head from the side of the pool when he misjudged the turn. fig. Joey has had a lot of hard knocks (= bad luck).
(Definition of knock n (HIT) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary
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knobby adj
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knock down something phrasal verb DESTROY
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knock down something phrasal verb REDUCE
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knock down something/someone phrasal verb CAUSE TO FALL
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knock it off idiom
- knock n HIT
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knock n NOISE
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knock off (something) phrasal verb REMOVE
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knock off (something) phrasal verb STOP
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knock on wood idiom
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knock out someone phrasal verb HIT
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