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Noun knock has 5 senses
- knock, knocking - the sound of knocking (as on a door or in an engine or bearing); "the knocking grew louder"
--1 is a kind of sound
- knock, roast - negative criticism
--2 is a kind of criticism, critique
- knock, bash, bang, smash, belt - a vigorous blow; "the sudden knock floored him"; "he took a bash right in his face"; "he got a bang on the head"
--3 is a kind of bump, blow
- knock - a bad experience; "the school of hard knocks"
--4 is a kind of misfortune, bad luck
- knock, belt, rap, whack, whang - the act of hitting vigorously; "he gave the table a whack"
--5 is a kind of blow
Verb knock has 6 senses
- knock, strike hard - deliver a sharp blow or push :"He knocked the glass clear across the room"
--1 is one way to strike
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
- knock - rap with the knuckles; "knock on the door"
--2 is one way to rap, knap
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s PP
- bump, knock - knock against with force or violence; "My car bumped into the tree"
--3 is one way to hit, strike, impinge on, run into, collide with
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s PP
- tap, rap, knock, pink - make light, repeated taps on a surface; "he was tapping his fingers on the table impatiently"
--4 is one way to sound, go
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s PP
- pink, ping, knock - sound like a car engine that is firing too early; "the car pinged when I put in low-octane gasoline"; "The car pinked when the ignition was too far retarded"
--5 is one way to sound, go
Sample sentence:
Something ----s
- knock, criticize, criticise, pick apart - find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws; "The paper criticized the new movie"; "Don't knock the food--it's free"
--6 is one way to comment, notice, remark, point out
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
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