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knock

 
 
/nɒk/ noun [C]

Translation

NOISE a sudden short noise made when something or someone hits a surface
sert bir yere vurulduğunda çıkan tok ses
a knock at/on the door1092
HIT when someone or something is hit, sometimes causing damage or injury
vurma, darbe, itme, itiş, yara bere
a knock on the head1971
(Definition of knock noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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