knock belt rap whack whang | the act of hitting vigorously, he gave the table a whack |
knock on | (rugby) knocking the ball forward while trying to catch it (a foul) |
gin gin rummy knock rummy | a form of rummy in which a player can go out if the cards remaining in their hand total less thanpoints |
knock roast | negative criticism |
knock | a bad experience, the school of hard knocks |
knock knocking | the sound of knocking (as on a door or in an engine or bearing), the knocking grew louder |
knock bash bang smash belt | a vigorous blow, the sudden knock floored him, he took a bash right in his face, he got a bang on the head |
knock-on effect | a secondary or incidental effect |
knock-knee genu valgum tibia valga | an inward slant of the thigh |
impregnate knock up bang up prang up | make pregnant, He impregnated his wife again |
knock out | destroy or break forcefully, The windows were knocked out |
blast knock down | shatter as if by explosion |
drop knock off | stop pursuing or acting, drop a lawsuit, knock it off! |
knock out | empty (as of tobacco) by knocking out, knocked out a pipe |
knock out | eliminate, knock out a target |
knock criticize criticise pick apart | find fault with, express criticism of, point out real or perceived flaws, The paper criticized the new movie, Don't knock the food--it's free |
knock strike hard | deliver a sharp blow or push :He knocked the glass clear across the room |
bump knock | knock against with force or violence, My car bumped into the tree |
down knock down cut down push down pull down | cause to come or go down, The policeman downed the heavily armed suspect, The mugger knocked down the old lady after she refused to hand over her wallet |
run into bump into jar against butt against knock against | collide violently with an obstacle, I ran into the telephone pole |
neutralize neutralise liquidate waste knock off do in | get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing, The mafia liquidated the informer, the double agent was neutralized |
deck coldcock dump knock down floor | knock down with force, He decked his opponent |
knock cold knock out kayo | knock unconscious or senseless, the boxing champion knocked out his opponent in a few seconds |
knock | rap with the knuckles, knock on the door |
buffet knock about batter | strike against forcefully, Winds buffeted the tent |
dash off scratch off knock off toss off fling off | write quickly, She dashed off a note to her husband saying she would not be home for supper, He scratched off a thank-you note to the hostess |
knock out | overwhelm with admiration, All the guys were knocked out by her charm |
overturn tip over turn over upset knock over bowl over tump over | cause to overturn from an upright or normal position, The cat knocked over the flower vase, the clumsy customer turned over the vase, he tumped over his beer |
pink ping knock | sound like a car engine that is firing too early, the car pinged when I put in low-octane gasoline, The car pinked when the ignition was too far retarded |
tap rap knock pink | make light, repeated taps on a surface, he was tapping his fingers on the table impatiently |
hook snitch thieve cop knock off glom | take by theft, Someone snitched my wallet! |
shave knock off | cut the price of |
kick around knock about kick about | be around, be alive or active, Does the old man still kick around? |
set back knock back put back | cost a certain amount, My daughter's wedding set me back $, |
knock-kneed | having the knees abnormally close together and the ankles wide apart |
knock-down(a) powerful | strong enough to knock down or overwhelm, a knock-down blow |
knockdown-dragout knock-down-and-drag-out | extremely violent, a knock-down-and-drag-out fight |