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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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Verb	1.	knock out - eliminate; "knock out a target"do away with, eliminate, get rid of, extinguish - terminate, end, or take out; "Let's eliminate the course on Akkadian hieroglyphics"; "Socialism extinguished these archaic customs"; "eliminate my debts"
	2.	knock out - knock unconscious or senseless; "the boxing champion knocked out his opponent in a few seconds"kayo, knock coldbeat up, work over, beat - give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression; "Thugs beat him up when he walked down the street late at night"; "The teacher used to beat the students"
	3.	knock out - destroy or break forcefully; "The windows were knocked out"remove, take away, withdraw, take - remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment"
	4.	knock out - overwhelm with admiration; "All the guys were knocked out by her charm"overwhelm, sweep over, whelm, overpower, overtake, overcome - overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli
	5.	knock out - empty (as of tobacco) by knocking out; "knocked out a pipe"empty - make void or empty of contents; "Empty the box"; "The alarm emptied the building"

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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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knock (oneself) out

1. Expend a lot of one's energy or try very hard (doing something). The image is of working so hard as to become unconscious. I'd like to get these reports done before the weekend, but I'm not going to knock myself out.2. One can feel free (to do something); go ahead; one can do something for as long and as much as one likes. If you want to go through all the files one by one, knock yourself out, but I ain't doing that. We don't get overtime, so there's no reason to stay, but if Joan wants to she can knock herself out.See also: knock, out

knock out

1. verb To cause something to fall out of something else by striking or colliding with it, either intentionally or unintentionally. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "knock" and "out." I tried to knock out the broken piece, but it seems like it's stuck in there. When Dave crashed his bike, he knocked the mail out of the mailbox. It was actually kind of funny.2. verb To render one unconscious, as from a physical blow or a drug. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "knock" and "out." You really think you can knock out the champ? We're going to knock you out for this procedure, so you won't feel any pain at all.3. verb To exhaust one or make one fatigued. In this usage, a noun or pronoun is used between "knock" and "out." It's amazing how standing all day can really knock you out. My medication usually knocks me out, so I better stay home for the day.4. verb, slang To thoroughly impress, overwhelm, or excite one. In this usage, a noun or pronoun is used between "knock" and "out." The show of support from everyone just knocked me out. That movie really knocked me out—I didn't expect it to be so good!5. verb, slang To cause to stop operating or functioning. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "knock" and "out." The storm knocked out power to the whole island. Be careful not to overload the system—you could knock it out with too much traffic.6. verb, slang To eliminate from contention, as in a sports competition. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "knock" and "out." Every year, some underdog knocks out a top-seeded team. I'd love to knock the defending champs out of the tourney, but it will take a miracle.7. verb, slang To produce or complete something, usually with the main motivation of simply getting it done. If we can knock out a few more of these reports before the weekend, we'll be in good shape for next week. I'm just trying to knock out as many pages as possible so I can get up to the page count before the deadline.8. noun In boxing and similar sports, a blow that renders one unconscious or technically disqualifies one from continuing, or the result of a match in which such a blow has occurred. In this usage, the phrase is usually hyphenated or spelled as one word. That was a vicious knockout by the newcomer. His record is 10-0, with eight knockouts.9. noun An elimination from contention, as in a sports competition. In this usage, the phrase is usually hyphenated or spelled as one word. I can't believe there were six knockouts in the first round!10. noun, slang A great success. In this usage, the phrase is usually spelled as one word. I think this release is going to be a real knockout. Great job, everyone!11. noun, slang A beautiful person, typically a woman. In this usage, the phrase is usually spelled as one word. Remember Paula from high school? Well, she's a knockout know, and she's dating Mike Miller!See also: knock, out

knock someone out

1. Lit. to knock someone unconscious. (Someone includes oneself.) Fred knocked Mike out and left him there in the gutter. Fred knocked out Mike. 2. Fig. to make someone unconsciousness. The drug knocked her out quickly. The powerful medicine knocked out the patient. 3. Fig. to surprise or please someone. I have some news that will really knock you out. 4. Fig. to wear someone out; to exhaust someone. All that exercise really knocked me out. The day's activities knocked the kids out and they went right to bed.See also: knock, out

knock something out

1. to create something hastily. He knocked a few out as samples. He knocked out a few of them quickly, just so we could see what they were going to look like. 2. Fig. to put something out of order; to make something inoperable. The storm knocked the telephone system out. The high winds will probably knock out electrical service all over town.See also: knock, out

knocked out

1. Lit. unconscious. The losing boxer lay on the canvas, knocked out. 2. Fig. exhausted. We were all knocked out at the end of the day. I'm knocked out after just a little bit of work. 3. Fig. overwhelmed. We were just knocked out when we heard your news. Were we surprised? We were knocked out—elated! 4. Fig. intoxicated. They were all knocked out by midnight. Gary was knocked out when we dropped by, so we tried to sober him up.See also: knock, out

knock out

1. Also, knock out cold. Render unconscious by a blow or some other means. For example, It was just a swinging door, but it knocked her out, or Just one of those sleeping pills can knock you out cold. [Late 1500s] 2. Make tired, exhaust, as in That sightseeing tour knocked me out. 3. Render useless or inoperative, as in The storm knocked out the power. 4. See knock off, def. 2. 5. See knock oneself out. See also: knock, out

knock out

v.1. To hit something abruptly and cause it to move beyond a border: The batter knocked the baseball out of the stadium. I removed the filter and knocked out the dust.2. To cause someone to be eliminated from some competition: An engine malfunction knocked the car out of the race. We knocked out last year's champions in the quarterfinals.3. To render someone unconscious: The thief knocked the guards out before they could call for help. Those sleeping pills could knock out a horse! I banged my head on the car door and knocked myself out.4. To defeat someone in boxing with a punch from which he or she cannot recover: The new champion has knocked out the last three opponents. The boxer knocked the opponent out in the first round.5. To render something useless, inoperative, or ineffective: The storm knocked the phone lines out across the state. High winds knocked out the power to all the homes in the valley.6. To exert or exhaust someone thoroughly in order to accomplish something. Used reflexively: She always knocks herself out to be ready on time. Try to clean the house for the party, but don't knock yourself out.7. To produce something in abundance: The workers knocked out 500 parts in an hour. We used to make the parts by hand, but the machine can knock them out much faster.8. Slang To impress someone greatly: Your new poems knock me out!See also: knock, out

knock someone out

tv. to surprise someone. Her stunning beauty knocked us all out. See also: knock, out, someone

knock something out

and knock something off tv. to write something quickly. Would you please knock a speech out for the senator? I knocked this little tune off, just for you, sweetie. See also: knock, out, something

knocked out

1. mod. exhausted. We were all knocked out at the end of the day. 2. mod. overwhelmed. We were just knocked out when we heard your news. 3. mod. alcohol or drug intoxicated. They were all knocked out by midnight. See also: knock, out

knockout

1. n. something that is quite stunning. Your new car is a knockout. 2. n. a good-looking man or woman. Your date is a real knockout. 3. mod. very exciting. It was a real knockout evening.

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verb eliminate

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