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K0091300 (nŏk)v. knocked, knock·ing, knocks v.tr.1. To strike with a hard blow: knocked him on the head.2. To affect in a specified way by striking hard: knocked the mugger senseless.3. To cause to be displaced or unengaged; force: a wind that knocked the tower over; a blunder that knocked him out of the job.4. To cause to collide: I knocked my head on a low beam.5. To produce by hitting or striking: knocked a hole in the wall.6. Informal To find fault with; criticize: Don't knock the food; it's free.v.intr.1. To strike a sharp audible blow or series of blows, as on a door.2. To collide with something: knocked into the table.3. To make a pounding or clanking noise: The car engine is knocking.n.1. An instance of striking or colliding.2. The sound of a sharp blow on a hard surface.3. A pounding or clanking noise made by an engine, often as a result of faulty fuel combustion. Also called ping.4. Slang A cutting, often petty criticism.Phrasal Verbs: knock around (or about) Informal 1. To be rough or brutal with; maltreat.2. To wander from place to place: knocking around Europe.3. To discuss or consider: met to knock around some ideas. knock back Informal To gulp (an alcoholic drink). knock down1. To bring to the ground with a blow or other forceful action; topple.2. To disassemble into parts, as for storage or shipping.3. To declare sold at an auction, as by striking a blow with a gavel.4. To reduce in amount or intensity: a retailer who knocked down the price by 20 percent; firefighters who knocked down the fire enough to search the house.5. Slang To receive as wages; earn: knocks down $50 an hour. knock off1. Informal a. To take a break or rest from; stop: knocked off work at noon.b. To cease work: It's after five; let's knock off.2. Informal To complete, accomplish, or dispose of hastily or easily; finish: That author knocks off a book a year.3. Informal To get rid of; eliminate: knocked off 12 pounds in a month.4. Slang To kill or overcome.5. Slang To hold up or rob: knocked off a bank.6. Informal To copy or imitate, especially without permission: knocking off someone else's ideas. knock out1. To render unconscious.2. Sports To defeat (a boxing opponent) by a knockout.3. To render useless or inoperative: The storm knocked out the phones.4. Informal To excite or overwhelm, especially by being sexually attractive.5. Informal To exert or exhaust (oneself or another) to the utmost: knocked herself out to be ready on time.6. Informal To produce in abundance: The workers knocked out 500 parts in one hour.7. To inactivate (a gene or genes) by genetic manipulation so that the resulting phenotypic effects can be observed. knock together To make or assemble quickly or carelessly. knock up1. Derogatory Slang To make pregnant.2. Chiefly British To wake up or summon, as by knocking at the door.3. Chiefly British To wear out; exhaust.Idioms: have it knocked Slang To be certain of success: "He knew he had it knocked after he saw a rough cut of Chinatown" (Time). knock cold To render unconscious; knock out. knock dead1. To kill with a blow.2. Slang To affect strongly and positively: a performance that knocked the audience dead. knock it off Slang To stop doing something. Often used in the imperative: He asked us to knock it off. knock out of the box Baseball To force the removal of (an opposing pitcher) by heavy hitting. knock (someone's) socks off Slang To overwhelm or amaze. knock some sense into Slang To beat or hit (someone) in an effort to teach a lesson or cause a person to adopt an acceptable pattern of behavior.

[Middle English knokken, from Old English cnocian.]

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vb (tr, adverb) 1. to strike to the ground with a blow, as in boxing2. (Commerce) (in auctions) to declare (an article) sold, as by striking a blow with a gavel3. to demolish4. to dismantle, for ease of transport5. informal to reduce (a price, etc)6. slang Austral to spend (a cheque)7. slang Austral to drink adj (prenominal) 8. overwhelming; powerful: a knockdown blow. 9. chiefly Brit cheap: I got the table at a knockdown price. 10. easily dismantled: knockdown furniture. n slang US and Austral an introduction: will you give me a knockdown to her?.

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Verb	1.	knock 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"push down, pull down, cut down, downsubmarine - bring down with a blow to the legsstrike - deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon; "The teacher struck the child"; "the opponent refused to strike"; "The boxer struck the attacker dead"
	2.	knock down - knock down with force; "He decked his opponent"coldcock, floor, deck, dumpbeat - hit repeatedly; "beat on the door"; "beat the table with his shoe"
	3.	knock down - shatter as if by explosionblastdash, smash - break into pieces, as by striking or knocking over; "Smash a plate"

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verb1. To deliver a powerful blow to suddenly and sharply:bash, catch, clout, hit, pop, slam, slog, slug, smash, smite, sock, strike, swat, thwack, whack, wham, whop.Informal: biff, bop, clip, wallop.Slang: belt, conk, paste.Idioms: let someone have it, sock it to someone.2. To make a noise by striking:rap, tap.3. Slang. To find fault with:blame, censure, criticize, fault, rap.Informal: cut up, pan.phrasal verb
knock about or around
1. To be rough or brutal with:manhandle, rough (up), slap around.Slang: mess up.2. To injure or damage, as by abuse or heavy wear:batter, mangle, maul, rough up.3. Informal. To speak together and exchange ideas and opinions about:bandy (about), discuss, moot, talk over, thrash out (or over), thresh out (or over), toss around.Informal: hash (over), kick around.Slang: rap.Idiom: go into a huddle.phrasal verb
knock down1. To cause to fall, as from a shot or blow:bring down, cut down, down, drop, fell, flatten, floor, ground, level, prostrate, strike down, throw.Slang: deck.Idiom: lay low.2. To pull down or break up so that reconstruction is impossible:demolish, destroy, dismantle, dynamite, level, pull down, pulverize, raze, tear down, wreck.Aerospace: destruct.phrasal verb
knock off1. Informal. To take away (a quantity) from another quantity:abate, deduct, discount, rebate, subtract, take (off).2. Slang. To take the life of (a person or persons) unlawfully:destroy, finish (off), kill, liquidate, murder, slay.Informal: put away.Slang: bump off, do in, off, rub out, waste, wipe out, zap.3. Slang. To take property or possessions from (a person or company, for example) unlawfully and usually forcibly:hold up, rob, stick up.Slang: heist.phrasal verb
knock out1. To render powerless or motionless, as by inflicting severe injury:cripple, disable, immobilize, incapacitate, paralyze.Idiom: put out of action.2. Informal. To make extremely tired:exhaust, fag (out), tire out, wear out.Informal: tucker (out).Slang: do in, poop (out).Idioms: run ragged, take it out of.phrasal verb
knock overTo turn or cause to turn from a vertical or horizontal position:capsize, overthrow, overturn, topple, turn over, upset.noun1. The sound made by a light blow:rap, tap.2. Slang. A comment expressing fault:blame, censure, condemnation, criticism, denunciation, reprehension, reprobation.Informal: pan.

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(nok) verb1. to make a sharp noise by hitting or tapping, especially on a door etc to attract attention. Just then, someone knocked at the door.敲2. to cause to move, especially to fall, by hitting (often accidentally). She knocked a vase on to the floor while she was dusting.碰撞3. to put into a certain state or position by hitting. He knocked the other man senseless.把…打成4. (often with against, ~on) to strike against or bump into. She knocked against the table and spilt his cup of coffee; I knocked my head on the car door.撞击 noun1. an act of knocking or striking. She gave two knocks on the door; He had a nasty bruise from a knock he had received playing football.敲2. the sound made by a knock, especially on a door etc. Suddenly they heard a loud knock.敲击声ˈknocker noun a piece of metal etc fixed to a door and used for knocking. 门环ˌknock-ˈkneed adjective having legs that curve inwards abnormally at the knee. 内弯足的，八字脚的 knock about/around1. to treat in a rough and unkind manner, especially to hit repeatedly. I've heard that her husband knocks her about.粗暴对待2. to move about (in) in a casual manner without a definite destination or purpose. He spent six months knocking around before getting a job.到处游荡3. (with with) to be friendly with. I don't like the boys he knocks about with.交往knock back to drink, especially quickly and in large quantities. He knocked back three pints of beer in ten minutes.猛饮knock down1. to cause to fall by striking. He was so angry with the man that he knocked him down; The old lady was knocked down by a van as she crossed the street.击倒2. to reduce the price of (goods). She bought a coat that had been knocked down to half-price.降价knock off to stop working. I knocked off at six o'clock after studying for four hours; What time do you knock off in this factory?停工knock out1. to make unconscious by a blow, or (in boxing) unable to recover within the required time. The boxer knocked his opponent out in the third round.打昏2. to defeat and cause to retire from a competition. That team knocked us out in the semi-finals (noun ˈknock-out).击倒knock over to cause to fall from an upright position. The dog knocked over a chair as it rushed past.弄倒knock up1. (of opponents in a tennis match) to have a short practice before starting on the match (noun ˈknock-up). 赛前练习2. (slang) to make a woman pregnant. 使怀孕get knocked up to get pregnant. 怀孕

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1. To cause to topple or fall over, either intentionally or unintentionally, by a strike or collision of some kind. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "knock" and "down." I accidentally knocked down an old lady on the street today—I felt so bad! My toddler loves to stack up blocks and then knock them down, over and over again. They're going to use a wrecking ball to knock down that building.2. slang To decrease something. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "knock" and "down." I would knock down the oven temperature a little bit. You don't want to burn the turkey.3. slang Reduce the price of something. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "knock" and "down." Don't tell my boss, but I can knock it down a couple hundred bucks for you.4. To disassemble something in order to make it more manageable for storing or transporting; to break down. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "knock" and "down." We need to knock down these pallets before we can start to take stock of this merchandise.5. slang To earn, as in a salary or other earnings. Mike never stops bragging about how he knocks down six figures a year.6. To signal that something in an auction has been sold, as through the use of a gavel. The classic Mustang was finally knocked down after an intense back-and-forth bidding war.7. To negotiate with someone with the result of them accepting a lower price, less favorable offer, etc. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "knock" and "down." They tried to knock me down, but I told them I couldn't budge on the salary.8. slang To take a drink of alcohol. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "knock" and "down." Sure, I'll go. I wouldn't mind knocking a few down at the bar.9. slang To cause one to become drunk. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "knock" and "down." Dude, no thanks. Vodka always knocks me down hard.See also: down, knock

knock someone or something down

to thrust someone or something to the ground by hitting. The force of the blast knocked us down. It knocked down everyone in the room.See also: down, knock

knock something down

1. Sl. to drink a portion of liquor. Here, knock this down and let's go. He knocked down a bottle of beer and called for another. 2. Sl. to earn a certain amount of money. I'm lucky to knock down twenty thousand. She must knock down about twenty thou a year.See also: down, knock

knock down

1. Take apart for storage or shipping, as in We need to knock down this chest to ship it safely overseas. [Mid-1900s] 2. Declare sold at an auction, as by striking a blow with a gavel. For example, That was the last bid, and the first edition was knocked down for only three hundred. [Mid-1700s] 3. Reduce the price of, as in They knocked it down by another hundred dollars, or An overabundant harvest will knock down corn prices. [Colloquial; mid-1800]. 4. Earn as wages, as in She knocks down a hundred grand a year. [Slang; 1920s] 5. Steal, embezzle, as in He was caught knocking down the box-office receipts. This usage may be obsolescent. [Slang; mid-1800s] Also see knock over, def. 2. See also: down, knock

knock down

v.1. To bring something or someone to the ground with a blow; topple something or someone: The strong wind knocked down the power lines. The car went through the stop sign and almost knocked me down. We knocked down part of the wall and put in a door.2. To cause something or someone to fall off or along something: The raccoons climbed on our roof and knocked some loose bricks down the chimney. I knocked the croquet balls down the lawn.3. To disassemble something into parts, as for storage or shipping: I knocked down the tables and put them back in the closet. The vendors knock their stalls down at the end of the day.4. To declare that a lot has been sold at an auction, as by striking a blow with a gavel: When the highest bid is called three times without an answer, the auctioneer knocks the lot down and the bidding is over. The auctioneer knocked down the lot to the highest bidder.5. To reduce the price of something by some amount: The store has knocked all software down from $25 to just $15. We'll knock down your next purchase an additional 10 percent.6. To reduce the level or value of something: I went to the thermostat and knocked the temperature down a few degrees. The company has knocked down the price of all their old products. For you, we'll knock the price down to $30.7. To persuade someone to reduce an asking price: The owners wanted $100 for the furniture, but I knocked them down to $80. A good bargainer can knock down even the most resistant sellers.8. Slang To receive some amount or rate as wages; earn something: Some bartenders knock down $200 an hour in tips alone.9. Slang To intoxicate someone: Whatever was in that drink really knocked me down last night. A glass of this liquor will knock down even the biggest drinkers.See also: down, knock

knock something down

1. tv. to drink a portion of liquor. He knocked down a bottle of beer and called for another. 2. tv. to earn a certain amount of money. She must knock down about twenty thou a year. See also: down, knock, something

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