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knock-ons

knock-ons is the plural of knock-on.

Meaning of knock-on

Noun

knock-on (plural knock-ons)

  1. A foul in which a player knocks the ball forward, often unintentionally.
    • It took until the 33rd minute for England to get on the scoreboard, Wilkinson finally finding his range from out left, but a knock-on from James Haskell from the re-start put his team straight back under pressure.2011 October 1, Tom Fordyce, “Rugby World Cup 2011: England 16-12 Scotland”, in BBC Sport
  2. (UK) Resulting as an indirect effect.

Questions about knock-ons

What is knock-ons the plural of?
Knock-ons is the plural of knock-on.

Words near knock-ons in the dictionary

  1. knock-off
  2. knock-offs
  3. knock-on
  4. knock-on effect
  5. knock-on effects
  6. knock-ons
  7. knock-out
  8. knock-outs
  9. knock-shop
  10. knock-shops
  11. knock-up

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