![]() ![]() ![]() It's hard to knock Gordon because he always works so hard. #KNOCK KNOCK MOVIE#Some movie reviewers seem to knock every picture they see.Yet no one who knew the man disputes that Robey might well have knocked down the self-proclaimed king of rock & roll.Would you mind knocking before you come in?.After I had rung several more times and knocked at the door, I heard hesitant footsteps.Lula knocked at the back door and he appeared, dressed in pyjamas.The heavy video camera knocked against his hip as he walked.I waited a moment, then knocked again.Cheap gasoline will make your engine knock.11 → knock somebody for six 12 → knock the stuffing out of somebody 13 → knock somebody sideways 14 → knock some sense into somebody/into somebody’s head 15 → knock (somebody’s) heads together 16 → knock something on the head 17 → knock somebody’s socks off 18 → knock somebody off their pedestal/perch 19 → knock spots off somebody/something 20 → knock on wood 21 → knock it off 22 make a noise SOUND if an engine or pipes etc are knocking, they make a noise like something hard being hit, usually because something is wrong with them 23 heart if your heart is knocking, it is beating hard, especially because you are afraid SYN pound 24 → I’ll knock your head/block off 25 → knock the bottom out of something → knock/beat somebody/something into a cocked hat, → knock somebody into shape, → knees knocking (together) → knock around → knock somebody/something back → knock somebody/something down → knock something into somebody → knock off → knock out → knock somebody/something ↔ over → knock something ↔ together → knock somebody/something ↔ up → See Verb table Examples from the Corpus knock ‘Designer fashion is silly.’ ‘ Don’t knock it it’s an important industry.’ ► see thesaurus at criticize 10 ball KICK HIT to kick or hit a ball somewhere The aim is to knock the ball into the opposing goal. 8 → knock a hole in/through something 9 criticize CRITICIZE to criticize someone or their work, especially in an unfair or annoying way The British press always knock British winners at any sport. knock something through The wall between the kitchen and the dining room has been partially knocked through. 5 → knock on doors 6 → be knocking on the door 7 remove wall to remove a wall or part of a building in order to make a bigger room or space knock something into something We could make a bigger living space by knocking two rooms into one. knock something on something She knocked her head on a stone. ![]() 4 hit part of your body to hit something with part of your body knock something against something Morse knocked his shin against a suitcase that had been left just inside the door. Garry answered the door only to be knocked flying as two policemen came rushing in. knock somebody unconscious/cold/senseless (=hit someone so hard that they fall unconscious ) Simon could knock a man unconscious with one punch to the jaw. 3 hit somebody hard to hit someone very hard He knocked her to the ground and kicked her. knock something aside She tried to knock the gun aside but she was not fast enough. knock something over At that moment, Sally knocked over her glass of wine. ► see thesaurus at hit 2 hit and move something HIT/BUMP INTO to hit something with a short quick action so that it moves or falls knock something out of/from something As I got up, I knocked a pencil out of its holder. knock at/on We knocked at the door but there was no one there.
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