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knock
/nɒk/ verbTranslation
MAKE NOISE [I] › to make a noise by hitting something, especially a door, with your closed hand in order to attract someone's attention
vurmak, tıklatmak
There's someone knocking at/on the door. Please knock before entering.19711092HIT [T] › to hit something or someone and make them move or fall down
vurup yere yıkmak/sermek/devirmek
He accidentally knocked the vase off the table. I knocked over the mug. He was knocked unconscious by the blast.1971583CRITICIZE [T] informal › to criticize someone or something, often unfairly
eleştirmek, tenkit etmek, kusur bulmak
She knocks every suggestion I make.1173Knock it off! informal › something you say when you want someone to stop doing something that is annoying you
→ See also beat/knock the (living) daylights out of sb knock sth back phrasal verb UK informal Kes!', 'Kes şunu!', 'Yeter artık!', 'Öff!'
7882291 › to drink alcohol very quickly
knock sb down phrasal verb UK bir biri ardısıra alkol almak/içmek, hızlı hızlı içmek
He knocked back his beer and left the bar.847891 › to hit someone with a vehicle and injure or kill them
knock sb/sth down phrasal verb US ezmek, çiğnemek, araçla çarpıp yaralamak/öldürmek
[often passive] She was knocked down by a bus.1971 › to cause someone or something to fall to the ground by hitting them
knock sth down phrasal verb yıkmak, yere sermek, vurup düşürmek
1644 › to destroy a building or part of a building
knock off phrasal verb informal yıkmak, yerle bir etmek
They are knocking down the old factory to build a cinema.1974 › to stop working, usually at the end of a day
knock sth off (sth) phrasal verb işi bırakmak, paydos etmek
I don't knock off until six.2160788 › to take a particular amount away from something, usually a price
knock sb out phrasal verb indirim yapmak, fiyat kırmak
The manager knocked $5 off because it was damaged.1423MAKE UNCONSCIOUS › to make someone become unconscious, usually by hitting them on the head
kafasına vurup bayıltmak, yere sermek, bayıltmak
He was knocked out halfway through the fight.576DEFEAT › to defeat a person or team in a competition so they cannot take part any more
yenmek, mağlup etmek, yarış dışı bırakmak, elemek
[often passive] The French team were knocked out in the semifinal.2441(Definition of knock verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish
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