1. The sound of knocking (as on a door or in an engine or bearing)
   "the knocking grew louder"
   - knock

1. Deliver a sharp blow or push
   "He knocked the glass clear across the room"
   - strike hard 
2. Rap with the knuckles
   "knock on the door" 
3. Knock against with force or violence
   - bump 
4. Make light, repeated taps on a surface
   - tap, rap, pink 
5. Sound like a car engine that is firing too early
   - pink, ping 
6. Find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws
   "Don't knock the food--it's free"
   - criticize, criticise [Brit], pick apart

Sounds like: nocking

Derived forms: knockings

See also: knock about, knock against, knock down, knock out, knock over, knocker

Type of: collide with, comment, go, hit, impinge on, knap [archaic], notice, point out, rap, remark, run into, sound, strike

Encyclopedia: Knock, County Mayo Knock, Belfast Knock Knock, knock Knock, Isle of Lewis Knock, Ireland

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