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knock and run

knock and run noun: synonym of knock down ginger (“prank of knocking on a front door and running away”).

Noun

knock and run (uncountable)

  1. Synonym of knock down ginger (“prank of knocking on a front door and running away”).

Synonyms of knock and run

Questions about knock and run

What does knock and run mean?
Knock and run means synonym of knock down ginger (“prank of knocking on a front door and running away”).
What part of speech is knock and run?
Knock and run is a noun.

Words near knock and run in the dictionary

  1. knock a buzzard off a gut wagon
  2. knock a buzzard off a shit wagon
  3. knock a dog off a gut wagon
  4. knock a skunk off a gut wagon
  5. knock about
  6. knock and run
  7. knock around
  8. knock at the door
  9. knock at the door of
  10. knock back
  11. knock boots

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