knock

knock meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali

Examples of knock in a sentence

• A Judge must be respected, / A Judge you mustn't knock / Or else you'll be detected / And shoved into the dock.1918, Norman Lindsay, The Magic Pudding, page 148:
• “And what do you care when some folks start knocking you?1952, Ralph Ellison, Invisible Man, Penguin Books, published 2014, page 386:
• The pious have sometimes knocked the day [Thanksgiving] for its laughter, its late sleeping, its overeating.1980 November 27, “Inclusive”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
• If you try to knock me, you'll get mocked / I'll stir-fry you in my wok1998, “Intergalactic”, performed by Beastie Boys:

All 40 example sentences with knock

Synonyms of knock

• hunger knock
• knock off
• Formal terms
• bed
• coit
• coitize
• enjoy
• go to bed with
• have
• lie with

All synonyms of knock

Forms of knock

Past tense of knock: knocked

Plural of knock: knocks

Origin of knock

From Middle English knokken, from Old English cnocian, ġecnocian, ġecnucian, cnucian (“to knock, pound on, beat”), from Proto-West Germanic *knokōn, from Proto-Germanic *knukōną (“to knock”), a suffixed form of *knu-, *knew- (“to pound on, beat”), from Proto-Indo-European *gnew-, *gen- (“to squeeze, pinch, kink, ball up, concentrate”). The English word is cognate with Middle High German knochen (“to hit”), Old English cnuian, cnuwian (“to pound, knock”), Old Norse knoka (compare Danish knuge (“to squeeze”), Swedish knocka (“to hug”)). More at knuckle.

(Ireland, Scotland, Cumbria) from Irish cnoc and Scottish Gaelic cnoc

Words formed from knock

• antiknock
• cop knock
• death knock
• diesel knock
• engine knock
• hard knock
• job and knock
• knock-about
• knock-back
• knockback
• knock box
• knock-for-knock agreement
• knock-knee
• knock knee
• knock-kneed
• knock-knock
• knock knock
• knock-knock burglary
• knock-knock ginger
• knock-knock joke
• knockmeter
• knockproof
• knock rummy
• knock shop
• knockstone
• nickety-knock
• no-knock
• postman's knock
• school of hard knocks
• spark knock
• doorknock
• come knocking
• don't knock it till you've tried it
• don't knock yourself out
• knick-knock
• knock about
• knock a buzzard off a gut wagon
• knock a buzzard off a shit wagon
• knock a dog off a gut wagon
• knock-and-announce
• knock and run
• knock around
• knock a skunk off a gut wagon
• knock at the door
• knock at the door of
• knock back
• knock boots
• knock dead
• knock door run
• knockdown
• knock down
• knock down a notch
• knock down a peg
• knock down ginger
• knock down to size
• knocked up
• knock-'em-downs
• knocker
• knockers
• knocker up

Phrases with knock

• knock in
• knock on
• knock up
• knock off
• knock out
• knock into
• knock offs
• knock over
• knock wood
• knock boxes
• knock knees
• knock round

Words that rhyme with knock

• stock
• block
• rock
• cock
• brock
• lock
• shock
• clock
• dock
• crock
• jock
• sock

Questions about knock

What does knock mean?

Knock means an abrupt rapping sound, as from an impact of a hard object against wood.

What is knock in Hindi?

Knock in Hindi is खट (khaṭ), खटखटाना (khaṭakhṭānā). See Knock meaning in Hindi.

How do you use knock in a sentence?

A Judge must be respected, / A Judge you mustn't knock / Or else you'll be detected / And shoved into the dock.

What part of speech is knock?

Knock can be a noun, a verb or a proper noun.

How do you pronounce knock?

Knock is pronounced /nɒk/ (UK).

What is the plural of knock?

The plural of knock is knocks.