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knock
noun [C] (HIT) /nɒk/
/nɑːk/ Definition
(Definition of knock noun (HIT) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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knock about/around (sth) phrasal verb
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knock around/about phrasal verb (BE WITH SOMEONE)
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knock around/about phrasal verb (RELAX)
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knock back (sth) phrasal verb
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knock it off idiom
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knock noun (NOISE)
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knock off (sth) phrasal verb
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SMART Thesaurus: Hitting against objects accidentally and colliding
Synonyms and related words:
- bowl sb over phrasal verb (KNOCK DOWN)
- buffet verb
- bump noun (HIT)
- bump verb (HIT)
- cannon verb
- catch verb (HIT)
- crash noun (ACCIDENT)
- crash verb (HAVE AN ACCIDENT)
- crash verb (MAKE A NOISE)
- go into sth phrasal verb (HIT)
- jarring adjective (SHAKE)
- knock sb down phrasal verb
- knock sb over phrasal verb
- knock verb (MAKE NOISE)
- prang noun
- prang verb
- sideswipe verb
- slam verb
- smash noun (ACCIDENT)
- smash-up noun
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