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knock on the head

knock on the head verb: to put an end to; to defeat or frustrate (a scheme or project).

Verb

knock on the head (third-person singular simple present knocks on the head, present participle knocking on the head, simple past and past participle knocked on the head)

  1. (transitive) To put an end to; to defeat or frustrate (a scheme or project).
    • My young brothers and sisters looked very awestruck at this first glimpse of barbaric life, and I fear many of the theories they had formed about going into the wilds alone, and experiencing some Robinson Crusoe-like adventures, were suddenly "knocked on the head," to use a forcible colonial...1887, Harriet W. Daly, Digging, Squatting, and Pioneering Life in the Northern Territory of South Australia, page 46
    • The urban myth of the sun shining through Box Tunnel on Brunel's birthday may have been knocked on the head, but in its portal facing designs he created structures which have stood the test of time well.2020 August 26, Tim Dunn, “Great railway bores of our time!”, in Rail, page 46

knock on the head meaning in Tamil

knock on the head in Tamil

சொட்டு

Forms of knock on the head

third-person singular presentknocks on the head
present participleknocking on the head
past participleknocked on the head
pastknocked on the head

Questions about knock on the head

What does knock on the head mean?
Knock on the head means to put an end to; to defeat or frustrate (a scheme or project).
What is knock on the head in Tamil?
Knock on the head in Tamil is சொட்டு. See Knock on the head meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is knock on the head?
Knock on the head is a verb.
What is the past tense of knock on the head?
The past tense of knock on the head is knocked on the head.

Words near knock on the head in the dictionary

  1. knock off someone's block
  2. knock offs
  3. knock on
  4. knock on heaven's door
  5. knock on the door of
  6. knock on the head
  7. knock on wood
  8. knock one out
  9. knock one out of the ball park
  10. knock one out of the ballpark
  11. knock one out of the park

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