knock up
— phrasal verb with knock uk/nɒk/us/nɑːk/verb
Players knock up before beginning a game of tennis or similar sport by hitting the ball to each other:
The players have a couple of minutes to knock up before the match starts.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Tennis & racket sports
- birdie
- break
- break point
- deuce
- double
- fault
- groundstroke
- half-volley
- knock
- lawn tennis
- match point
- passing shot
- racket
- racquetball
- rally
- seed
- single
- smash
- sweet spot
- tennis shoe
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