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Meaning of knock on | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

To commit a foul by knocking the ball forward.
ambitransitive
To have an affair; to commit adultery.
slang

Examples

“It then took a desperate piece of defending from Ben Foden to deny Scotland a try in the left-hand corner, the full-back reaching out an arm to knock the ball from Simon Danielli's grasp, Nick de Luca knocking on with the line at his mercy.”

“He's knocking on with her.”

“Those two knocked on together.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

knock on heaven's door knock on the door of knock on the head knock on wood knock one out knock oneself out