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knock on wood meaning in Hindi

चश्म-ए-बद दूर caśm-e-bad dūr

UK/ˌnɒk ɒn ˈwʊd//ˌnɑk ɑn ˈwʊd/

knock on wood in Hindi: चश्म-ए-बद दूर (caśm-e-bad dūr). In English, knock on wood means to take a customary action to ward off some misfortune that is believed to be attracted by a presumptuous statement.

Hindi words for knock on wood

knock on wood, touch wood
चश्म-ए-बद दूर caśm-e-bad dūr

English meaning of knock on wood

  1. verb To take a customary action to ward off some misfortune that is believed to be attracted by a presumptuous statement.
  2. interjection Hopefully; a self-directive to undertake the customary action to ward off bad luck.

Full definition of knock on wood

knock on wood in a sentence

  • I do a lot of walking, and I have never had any knee problems yet, knock on wood.

Synonyms of knock on wood

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Questions about knock on wood in Hindi

What is the meaning of knock on wood in Hindi?
Knock on wood in Hindi is चश्म-ए-बद दूर (caśm-e-bad dūr).
knock on wood का हिंदी में क्या अर्थ है?
Knock on wood: चश्म-ए-बद दूर (caśm-e-bad dūr).
What does knock on wood mean in English?
Knock on wood means to take a customary action to ward off some misfortune that is believed to be attracted by a presumptuous statement.

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Hindi words from Wiktionary's Hindi entries whose English meaning is “knock on wood”: चश्म-ए-बद दूर. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: knock on wood (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Hindi words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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