knock

1 of 2

verb

ˈnäk

knocked; knocking; knocks

intransitive verb

: to strike something with a sharp blow

: to collide with something

: bustle

heard them knocking around in the kitchen

: wander

knocked about Europe all summer

: to make a pounding noise

: to have engine knock

: to find fault

transitive verb

a(1)

: to strike sharply

(2)

: to drive, force, or make by or as if by so striking

was knocked out of the campaign

: to set forcibly in motion with a blow

: to cause to collide

: to find fault with

always knocking those in authority

knock

2 of 2

noun

: a sharp blow : rap, hit

a loud knock on the door

b(1)

: a severe misfortune or hardship

(2)

: setback, reversal

: a pounding noise

: a sharp repetitive metallic noise caused by abnormal ignition in an automobile engine

: a harsh and often petty criticism

the knock on him was that he couldn't handle the pressure

Phrases

knock cold

: knock out sense 2a(1)

knock dead

: to move strongly especially to admiration or applause

a comedian who really knocks them dead

knock for a loop

: overcome

knocked my opponent for a loop

: demolish

knocked our idea for a loop

: dumbfound, amaze

the news knocked them for a loop

knock one's socks off

: to overwhelm or amaze one

a performance that will knock your socks off

knock on wood

—used interjectionally to ward off misfortune

knock together

: to make or assemble especially hurriedly or in a makeshift way

knocked together my own bookcase

Synonyms

Verb

bang
bash
bump
collide
crash
hit
impact
impinge
ram
slam
smash
strike
swipe
thud

Noun

bang
bash
bat
beat
belt
biff
blow
bop
box
buffet
bust
chop
clap
clip
clout
crack
cuff
dab
douse [British]
fillip
hack
haymaker
hit
hook
larrup [dialect]
lash
lick
pelt
pick
plump
poke
pound
punch
rap
slam
slap
slug
smack
smash
sock
spank
stinger
stripe
stroke
swat
swipe
switch
thud
thump
thwack
wallop
welt
whack
wham
whop
whap

See all Synonyms & Antonyms

Example Sentences

Verb The ball knocked him on the chin. She knocked the glass from his hand. He knocked the baseball over the fence. The ball hit him in the mouth and knocked out one of his teeth. The wind knocked him backwards. The dog knocked against the lamp. My knee accidentally knocked against the table. Skaters were knocking into each other all over the ice. I accidentally knocked my knee against the table. Noun He gave him a knock on the head. There was a loud knock at the door. She took some knocks early in her career. He likes praise but can't stand the knocks. See More

Recent Examples on the Web

Verb

One puffin in a nearby flock regularly steals fish from the other puffins, but the other puffins knock him down in retribution, as puffins are a self-governing bird species. —

Sarah Hutto, The New Yorker, 16 Feb. 2023 Stack up the cans and see who can knock them down in one throw. —

Amanda Garrity, Good Housekeeping, 9 Feb. 2023 In the video, police knock on the front door, which Pelosi answers with DePape standing next to him. —

CBS News, 27 Jan. 2023 Skipping a subtask or asking for a reset will knock the subtask point counter back down to zero. —

IEEE Spectrum, 23 Jan. 2023 Use old tissue boxes to build these snowmen, then have the kiddos knock 'em down. —

Anna Logan, Country Living, 17 Nov. 2022 And then being able to step out and being able to knock shots down is huge. —

C.j. Holmes, San Francisco Chronicle, 16 Nov. 2022 Hurley has enjoyed the competition between Johnson and Karaban, a knock-down shooter with size, for the open starting frontcourt spot. —

Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 6 Nov. 2022 As the Rams try to find their footing, a San Diegan will try to knock them down once again. —

Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Oct. 2022

Noun

Biden signed an executive order in last May directing federal law enforcement agencies to stop using no-knock warrants and revise their use-of-force standards, but that order does not extend to state and local level. —

Ryan Teague Beckwith, Bloomberg.com, 8 Feb. 2023 The new guidelines limit the use of no-knock warrants, bar the use of chokeholds under unnecessary circumstances and beef up training for officers. —

Luke Barr, ABC News, 7 Feb. 2023 Louisville police killed 26-year-old Breonna Taylor after raiding her home on a no-knock warrant. —

Anumita Kaur, Anchorage Daily News, 2 Feb. 2023 Louisville police killed 26-year-old Breonna Taylor after raiding her home on a no-knock warrant. —

Anumita Kaur, Washington Post, 1 Feb. 2023 Taylor was a Black woman who lived in Louisville who was shot and killed in March 2020 by LMPD officers serving a no-knock warrant at her apartment. —

Ana Rocío Álvarez Bríñez, The Courier-Journal, 20 Jan. 2023 The boyfriend, Kenneth Walker, was with Taylor in her apartment when police officers burst in under a no-knock warrant. —

Harold Maass, The Week, 14 Dec. 2022 Taylor and Walker were in their apartment on the night of March 13, 2020, when Louisville Metro Police executed a no-knock warrant. —

Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 13 Dec. 2022 Among other things, the bill would ban federal no-knock warrants and chokeholds such as the one that killed Floyd, a 46-year-old Black man killed by Minneapolis police officers in May 2020. —

Marc Ramirez, USA TODAY, 8 Feb. 2023 See More

Kids Definition

knock

1 of 2 verb

ˈnäk

: to strike with a sharp blow

: to set in motion with a sharp blow

: to bump against something

: wander sense 1

knocked about the country last summer

: to have engine knock

: to find fault with

don't knock it—there are worse jobs

knock

2 of 2 noun

: a sharp blow

: a severe misfortune or hardship

: a pounding noise

heard a knock on the door

: a sharp rattling noise caused by abnormal ignition in an automobile engine

knock 1 of 2

verb

as in to bump

to come into usually forceful contact with something my knee knocked against the table leg when I tried to get up quickly

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

bump
bang
slam
smash
hit
collide
crash
ram
thud
swipe
impact
strike
bash
impinge
bounce
scrape
push
sweep
glance
rebound
skip
brush
contact
ricochet
nudge
clunk
kiss
touch
land
shave
graze
skim
jostle
carom
muscle
bulldoze
press

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

miss
skirt

as in to hit

to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner threatened to knock him upside the head if he didn't do as he was told

Synonyms & Similar Words

hit
slap
smack
punch
slam
bang
whack
strike
clap
pound
crack
kick
bat
swipe
thump
clip
hammer
nail
bash
box
shove
push
tap
lick
swat
zap
bludgeon
poke
thwack
clock
chop
jab
smite
bop
clobber
slug
bonk
stab
flick
biff
sock
wallop
bump
tag
bob
bust
rap
clout
belt
beat
paste
stroke
whale
maul
slog
pummel
rough
hang one on
scuff
bung
dump
butt
pepper
knee
whip
batter
slash
mangle
cuff
jostle
pelt
fell
stamp
lash
buffet
drub
sledgehammer
deck
switch
floor
conk
knock down
lambast
lace
lambaste
bunt
cream
pommel
level
cane
cudgel
prod
sucker punch
sledge
spear
sap
club
brain
skull
flog
thrash
flail
bean
bowl (down or over)
rabbit-punch

as in to blame

to express one's unfavorable opinion of the worth or quality of hey, don't knock it until you've tried it

Synonyms & Similar Words

blame
criticize
fault
condemn
attack
denounce
slam
kick
pan
scold
slag
diss
slash
tweak
blast
complain
censure
dispraise
lash
reprehend
take to task
find fault (with)
clobber
dis
come down hard (on)
assail
mutter
bitch
grumble
whine
admonish
beef
hammer
growl
moan
murmur
berate
grouse
skewer
chide
drub
crab
reprimand
bellyache
rebuke
crucify
cavil
flay
niggle
disparage
deride
gripe
quibble
keelhaul
croak
carp
snipe (at)
reproach
upbraid
belittle
excoriate
decry
pillory
lambaste
castigate
lambast
reprove
kvetch
gibbet
nick (at)
discommend
bad-mouth
fuss
put down

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

praise
laud
approve
commend
recommend
sanction
extol
extoll
indorse
endorse

knock

2 of 2

noun

as in blow

a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument gave the door a good knock

Synonyms & Similar Words

blow
hit
thump
slap
whack
punch
swipe
thud
smack
slam
poke
bang
lick
stroke
beat
pound
spank
kick
clap
smash
chop
switch
hook
swat
crack
pick
bat
clip
bash
lash
thwack
box
sock
bop
wham
haymaker
belt
pelt
whop
biff
hack
slug
pounding
knee
cuff
bust
wallop
douse
plump
swing
beating
fillip
licking
dab
rap
stripe
buffet
whap
clout
hand
welt
stinger
left
counter
hammering
right
body blow
larrup
whip
counterpunch
knockdown
roundhouse
counterblow
shiver
clobbering
knockout
battering
uppercut
pummeling
sucker punch
counterstroke
whipping
rabbit punch
thrashing
bludgeoning
walloping
cruncher
drubbing
pummelling
one-two
flogging
sidewinder
cudgeling
pasting
kayo
lambasting
KO
cudgelling
bastinado
bastinade
right-hander

as in misfortune

bad luck or an example of this getting his college degree was a six year adventure not without its share of knocks along the way

Synonyms & Similar Words

misfortune
tragedy
blow
ill
trouble
hardship
adversity
disaster
mishap
defeat
accident
misery
fate
trial
misadventure
catastrophe
mischance
doom
suffering
calamity
disappointment
circumstance
curse
distress
woe
sorrow
evil
failure
setback
casualty
tribulation
fizzle
unhappiness
body blow
destiny
portion
nonsuccess
affliction
cataclysm
letdown
lot

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

opportunity
luck
hit
chance
strike
break
fortune
stroke
success
serendipity
windfall
achievement
fluke
accomplishment
godsend

as in setback

a change in status for the worse usually temporarily the geneticist's reputation took a knock when several of his peers were unable to confirm his research findings

Synonyms & Similar Words

setback
reverse
reversal
reversion
lapse
down
decline
disappointment
fall
collapse
downfall
turnaround
ruin
letdown
crash
breakdown
frustration
comedown
relapse
undoing
regression
recession
meltdown
turnabout
descent
retrogression

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

status quo

单词	knock
释义	knock 1 of 2 verb ˈnäk knocked; knocking; knocks intransitive verb 1 : to strike something with a sharp blow 2 : to collide with something 3 a : bustle heard them knocking around in the kitchen b : wander knocked about Europe all summer 4 a : to make a pounding noise b : to have engine knock 5 : to find fault transitive verb 1 a(1) : to strike sharply (2) : to drive, force, or make by or as if by so striking was knocked out of the campaign b : to set forcibly in motion with a blow 2 : to cause to collide 3 : to find fault with always knocking those in authority knock 2 of 2 noun 1 a : a sharp blow : rap, hit a loud knock on the door b(1) : a severe misfortune or hardship (2) : setback, reversal 2 a : a pounding noise b : a sharp repetitive metallic noise caused by abnormal ignition in an automobile engine 3 : a harsh and often petty criticism the knock on him was that he couldn't handle the pressure Phrases knock cold : knock out sense 2a(1) knock dead : to move strongly especially to admiration or applause a comedian who really knocks them dead knock for a loop 1 a : overcome knocked my opponent for a loop b : demolish knocked our idea for a loop 2 : dumbfound, amaze the news knocked them for a loop knock one's socks off : to overwhelm or amaze one a performance that will knock your socks off knock on wood —used interjectionally to ward off misfortune knock together : to make or assemble especially hurriedly or in a makeshift way knocked together my own bookcase Synonyms Verb bang bash bump collide crash hit impact impinge ram slam smash strike swipe thud Noun bang bash bat beat belt biff blow bop box buffet bust chop clap clip clout crack cuff dab douse [British] fillip hack haymaker hit hook larrup [dialect] lash lick pelt pick plump poke pound punch rap slam slap slug smack smash sock spank stinger stripe stroke swat swipe switch thud thump thwack wallop welt whack wham whop whap See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Verb The ball knocked him on the chin. She knocked the glass from his hand. He knocked the baseball over the fence. The ball hit him in the mouth and knocked out one of his teeth. The wind knocked him backwards. The dog knocked against the lamp. My knee accidentally knocked against the table. Skaters were knocking into each other all over the ice. I accidentally knocked my knee against the table. Noun He gave him a knock on the head. There was a loud knock at the door. She took some knocks early in her career. He likes praise but can't stand the knocks. See More Recent Examples on the Web Verb One puffin in a nearby flock regularly steals fish from the other puffins, but the other puffins knock him down in retribution, as puffins are a self-governing bird species. —Sarah Hutto, The New Yorker, 16 Feb. 2023 Stack up the cans and see who can knock them down in one throw. —Amanda Garrity, Good Housekeeping, 9 Feb. 2023 In the video, police knock on the front door, which Pelosi answers with DePape standing next to him. —CBS News, 27 Jan. 2023 Skipping a subtask or asking for a reset will knock the subtask point counter back down to zero. —IEEE Spectrum, 23 Jan. 2023 Use old tissue boxes to build these snowmen, then have the kiddos knock 'em down. —Anna Logan, Country Living, 17 Nov. 2022 And then being able to step out and being able to knock shots down is huge. —C.j. Holmes, San Francisco Chronicle, 16 Nov. 2022 Hurley has enjoyed the competition between Johnson and Karaban, a knock-down shooter with size, for the open starting frontcourt spot. —Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 6 Nov. 2022 As the Rams try to find their footing, a San Diegan will try to knock them down once again. —Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Oct. 2022 Noun Biden signed an executive order in last May directing federal law enforcement agencies to stop using no-knock warrants and revise their use-of-force standards, but that order does not extend to state and local level. —Ryan Teague Beckwith, Bloomberg.com, 8 Feb. 2023 The new guidelines limit the use of no-knock warrants, bar the use of chokeholds under unnecessary circumstances and beef up training for officers. —Luke Barr, ABC News, 7 Feb. 2023 Louisville police killed 26-year-old Breonna Taylor after raiding her home on a no-knock warrant. —Anumita Kaur, Anchorage Daily News, 2 Feb. 2023 Louisville police killed 26-year-old Breonna Taylor after raiding her home on a no-knock warrant. —Anumita Kaur, Washington Post, 1 Feb. 2023 Taylor was a Black woman who lived in Louisville who was shot and killed in March 2020 by LMPD officers serving a no-knock warrant at her apartment. —Ana Rocío Álvarez Bríñez, The Courier-Journal, 20 Jan. 2023 The boyfriend, Kenneth Walker, was with Taylor in her apartment when police officers burst in under a no-knock warrant. —Harold Maass, The Week, 14 Dec. 2022 Taylor and Walker were in their apartment on the night of March 13, 2020, when Louisville Metro Police executed a no-knock warrant. —Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 13 Dec. 2022 Among other things, the bill would ban federal no-knock warrants and chokeholds such as the one that killed Floyd, a 46-year-old Black man killed by Minneapolis police officers in May 2020. —Marc Ramirez, USA TODAY, 8 Feb. 2023 See More Word History Etymology Verb Middle English knoken, from Old English cnocian; akin to Middle High German knochen to press First Known Use Verb before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1 Noun 14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a Phrases Containing knock don't knock it until you've tried it hit/knock (someone) for six hard-knock knock back knock/blow someone's socks off knock around knock dead knock cold knock-down-and-drag-out knock down knock-down, drag-out knock in knock heads knock for a loop knock-knee knock-knock joke knock off knock on doors knock one's socks off knock on the door of knock out knock over knock someone flying knock (someone) off his/her pedestal knock (someone) sideways knock someone's head/block off knock some sense into someone knock some sense into someone's head knock (something) on the head knock the stuffing out of knock spots off knock the wind out of (someone) knock up throw/knock (someone) off (his/her) stride take/knock/bring someone down a peg knock-on effect anti-knock knock oneself out knock on wood knock it out of the park knock together See More don't knock it until you've tried it hit/knock (someone) for six hard-knock knock back knock/blow someone's socks off knock around knock dead knock cold knock-down-and-drag-out knock down knock-down, drag-out knock in knock heads knock for a loop knock-knee knock-knock joke knock off knock on doors knock one's socks off knock on the door of knock out knock over knock someone flying knock (someone) off his/her pedestal knock (someone) sideways knock someone's head/block off knock some sense into someone knock some sense into someone's head knock (something) on the head knock the stuffing out of knock spots off knock the wind out of (someone) knock up throw/knock (someone) off (his/her) stride take/knock/bring someone down a peg knock-on effect anti-knock knock oneself out knock on wood knock it out of the park knock together See More Kids Definition knock 1 of 2 verb ˈnäk 1 a : to strike with a sharp blow b : to set in motion with a sharp blow 2 : to bump against something 3 : wander sense 1 knocked about the country last summer 4 : to have engine knock 5 : to find fault with don't knock it—there are worse jobs knock 2 of 2 noun 1 : a sharp blow 2 : a severe misfortune or hardship 3 a : a pounding noise heard a knock on the door b : a sharp rattling noise caused by abnormal ignition in an automobile engine Medical Definition knock noun ˈnäk 1 : a sharp blow a knock to the head 2 : a sharp pounding noise knock 1 of 2 verb 1 as in to bump to come into usually forceful contact with something my knee knocked against the table leg when I tried to get up quickly Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance bump bang slam smash hit collide crash ram thud swipe impact strike bash impinge bounce scrape push sweep glance rebound skip brush contact ricochet nudge clunk kiss touch land shave graze skim jostle carom muscle bulldoze press Antonyms & Near Antonyms miss skirt 2 as in to hit to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner threatened to knock him upside the head if he didn't do as he was told Synonyms & Similar Words hit slap smack punch slam bang whack strike clap pound crack kick bat swipe thump clip hammer nail bash box shove push tap lick swat zap bludgeon poke thwack clock chop jab smite bop clobber slug bonk stab flick biff sock wallop bump tag bob bust rap clout belt beat paste stroke whale maul slog pummel rough hang one on scuff bung dump butt pepper knee whip batter slash mangle cuff jostle pelt fell stamp lash buffet drub sledgehammer deck switch floor conk knock down lambast lace lambaste bunt cream pommel level cane cudgel prod sucker punch sledge spear sap club brain skull flog thrash flail bean bowl (down or over) rabbit-punch 3 as in to blame to express one's unfavorable opinion of the worth or quality of hey, don't knock it until you've tried it Synonyms & Similar Words blame criticize fault condemn attack denounce slam kick pan scold slag diss slash tweak blast complain censure dispraise lash reprehend take to task find fault (with) clobber dis come down hard (on) assail mutter bitch grumble whine admonish beef hammer growl moan murmur berate grouse skewer chide drub crab reprimand bellyache rebuke crucify cavil flay niggle disparage deride gripe quibble keelhaul croak carp snipe (at) reproach upbraid belittle excoriate decry pillory lambaste castigate lambast reprove kvetch gibbet nick (at) discommend bad-mouth fuss put down Antonyms & Near Antonyms praise laud approve commend recommend sanction extol extoll indorse endorse See More knock 2 of 2 noun 1 as in blow a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument gave the door a good knock Synonyms & Similar Words blow hit thump slap whack punch swipe thud smack slam poke bang lick stroke beat pound spank kick clap smash chop switch hook swat crack pick bat clip bash lash thwack box sock bop wham haymaker belt pelt whop biff hack slug pounding knee cuff bust wallop douse plump swing beating fillip licking dab rap stripe buffet whap clout hand welt stinger left counter hammering right body blow larrup whip counterpunch knockdown roundhouse counterblow shiver clobbering knockout battering uppercut pummeling sucker punch counterstroke whipping rabbit punch thrashing bludgeoning walloping cruncher drubbing pummelling one-two flogging sidewinder cudgeling pasting kayo lambasting KO cudgelling bastinado bastinade right-hander 2 as in misfortune bad luck or an example of this getting his college degree was a six year adventure not without its share of knocks along the way Synonyms & Similar Words misfortune tragedy blow ill trouble hardship adversity disaster mishap defeat accident misery fate trial misadventure catastrophe mischance doom suffering calamity disappointment circumstance curse distress woe sorrow evil failure setback casualty tribulation fizzle unhappiness body blow destiny portion nonsuccess affliction cataclysm letdown lot Antonyms & Near Antonyms opportunity luck hit chance strike break fortune stroke success serendipity windfall achievement fluke accomplishment godsend See More 3 as in setback a change in status for the worse usually temporarily the geneticist's reputation took a knock when several of his peers were unable to confirm his research findings Synonyms & Similar Words setback reverse reversal reversion lapse down decline disappointment fall collapse downfall turnaround ruin letdown crash breakdown frustration comedown relapse undoing regression recession meltdown turnabout descent retrogression Antonyms & Near Antonyms status quo Phrases Containing knock knock dead knock (about) knock (someone) off his/her pedestal knock down knock back knock over knock together knock out knock for a loop knock one's socks off knock off knock up knock silly See More knock dead knock (about) knock (someone) off his/her pedestal knock down knock back knock over knock together knock out knock for a loop knock one's socks off knock off knock up knock silly See More
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knock

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