knock

Definitions

1. An abrupt rapping sound, as from an impact of a hard object against wood.
   countable, uncountable
2. hit, blow, strike
3. A suburb and ward in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
4. A townland in Drumcliff civil parish, County Clare, Ireland.
5. A sharp impact.
   countable, uncountable
6. punch, jab
7. A town and civil parish of County Mayo, Ireland, location of the Knock Shrine.
8. A criticism.
   countable, figuratively, informal, uncountable
9. A settlement in Moray council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NJ5552).
10. A blow or setback.
    countable, figuratively, informal, uncountable
11. bump, bang, bash (sound of a blow or dull impact)
12. A village on the Isle of Lewis, Western Isles council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NB4931).
13. Preignition, a type of abnormal combustion occurring in spark ignition engines caused by self-ignition; also, the characteristic knocking sound associated with it.
    uncountable
14. crowd, multitude
15. A village in Long Marton parish, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England, previously in Eden district (OS grid ref NY6827).
16. A batsman's innings.
    countable, slang, uncountable
17. A surname.
18. A ball hit into play, especially one that becomes a hit.
    countable, uncountable
19. Synonym of hunger knock.
    uncountable

Equivalents

52 more languages

العربيةالدّقّةخبطدقطرق+ 1 more

Azərbaycan dilidöymək

Българскиударчукам

BosanskibankaČopgoPetarpukražšlagударударацчука+ 7 more

Catalàbatrecolpejarcoptustar+ 1 more

Češtinaklepatuhodit

Cymraegcnoccnocio

Danskbankbankeslag

Ελληνικάπροανάφλεξηχτυπάωχτύπημαχτύπος+ 1 more

Esperantofrapifrapo

Eestilööklööma

فارسیزدنکوبیدن

Suomiiskukalautuskolahduskolauskolauttaakolhaistakopkoputellakoputtaakoputusnakuttaanakutustyrmätä+ 10 more

Gàidhligbuailcnaggnoggnogadh+ 1 more

Galegopetar

ગુજરાતીઠોકવું

עבריתדפק

हिन्दीखटखटखटानादस्तक

HrvatskibankaČopgȏPetarpukražšlagударударацчука+ 7 more

Magyarcsapáskopogkopogáslevernekimegyütésütközik+ 4 more

Հայերենբախելթակոց

Bahasa Indonesiabenturanketokanketukketukantabrak+ 2 more

Íslenskabanka

Italianoautocombustionebatterebottabottobussarebuttare giùcolpodenigraredistruggerepicchiaresbatteresparlare+ 9 more

日本語こんこんノックノックするバックファイヤー叩く搉+ 3 more

ქართულიდარტყმაკაკუნი

Қазақ тіліқағу

ភាសាខ្មែរគោជោះ

한국어노크노크하다노킹두드리다+ 1 more

Kurdîbankbankeçopgokoppûkrazزدن+ 5 more

Latinaoffensuspulsō

ລາວເຄາະ

Македонскичукачукне

Bahasa Melayuketuk

မြန်မာခေါက်

Nederlandsaankloppenbotsenklapkloppen+ 1 more

Polskipukpukaćpuknięciestukstukaćstuknięciestukotzapukaćzastukać+ 6 more

Portuguêsbaterbatida

RomânăCiocani

Русскийполиватьпостучатьстукстукнутьстучатьудархаять+ 4 more

Slovenčinaražtreskúder

Shqiptrokas

СрпскиbankaČopgoPetarpukražšlagударударацчука+ 7 more

Svenskabankaknäckaknackning

Тоҷикӣзадан

ไทยน็อกเคาะ

Türkçeçalmaktıklatmaktokuşturmakvurmak+ 1 more

ئۇيغۇرچەئۇرماق

Українськастукатиудар

O'zbekchaurmoq

Tiếng Việtcộccốcgo

isiXhosankqonkqoza

Examples

“It came to me, like⟳ a knock⟳ on the door / Erasing all that had gone before / Broken wings can be mended / But this love⟳ of ours, we've got to defend⟳ it”

“He took a knock⟳ on the head.”

“Since forming in 2007 Mumford & Sons have⟳ hard-toured their way to a vast market for throaty folk that's strong on banjo and bass drum. They have⟳ released two enormous albums. But, wow, do they take⟳ some knocks back home.”

“"Come⟳ on!" cried Mr. Beaver, who was almost dancing with delight. "Come⟳ and see⟳! This is a nasty knock⟳ for the Witch! It looks as if her power was already crumbling."”

“He had a good knock⟳ and scored well.”

“He played a slow but sure knock⟳ of 35.”

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