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knacked

knacked is the simple past and past participle of knack.

Meaning of knack

Verb

knack (third-person singular simple present knacks, present participle knacking, simple past and past participle knacked)

  1. (UK, dialectal, obsolete) To crack; to make a sharp, abrupt noise; to chink.
    • If they hear the Beads knack upon each other, that's enough.1674, Joseph Hall, Bishop Hall's sayings concerning travellers to prevent popish and debauch'd principles, William Miller
  2. To speak affectedly.

See all 6 meanings of knack

Adjective

knacked (comparative more knacked, superlative most knacked)

  1. (Ireland, UK, slang) Very tired; knackered.
    • Bert walked in. 'I'm knacked,' he said as he sat down on the end of the bed.'2001, D. T. Blakeley, At the Precipice of Poverty: A Croydon Chronicle, page 198
    • 'Sorry, love, I just put her to bed. She was knacked.'2010, Karen Campbell, The Twilight Time

Synonyms of knacked

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Forms of knacked

comparativemore knacked
superlativemost knacked

Origin of knacked

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Questions about knacked

What does knacked mean?
Knacked means very tired; knackered.
What is knacked the simple past and past participle of?
Knacked is the simple past and past participle of knack.
What part of speech is knacked?
Knacked is an adjective.

Words near knacked in the dictionary

  1. Knables
  2. knabs
  3. Knabstrupper
  4. knack
  5. knack-kneed
  6. knacked
  7. knacker
  8. knacker's yard
  9. knackered
  10. knackeredness
  11. knackeries

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