knock someone's block off
knock someone's block off verb: to strike a person in the head, causing them to fall to the ground, especially in an unconscious condition; to beat up a person.
Verb
knock someone's block off (third-person singular simple present knocks someone's block off, present participle knocking someone's block off, simple past and past participle knocked someone's block off)
- To strike a person in the head, causing them to fall to the ground, especially in an unconscious condition; to beat up a person.
- "I can't stand the sight of him," he would say, "and I'd be glad if somebody would come along and knock his block off—when he was not in the ring."1895 February 12, “Ring Gossip”, in Providence News, USA, retrieved 06 Jul 2011, page 6
- An airport cab starter threatened to knock Fiorello H. LaGuardia's block off when the New York Mayor parked his car across the taxi line.1941 June 23, “People”, in Time
- Synonyms:
- knock someone's head off
Synonyms of knock someone's block off
Forms of knock someone's block off
| third-person singular present | knocks someone's block off |
|---|---|
| present participle | knocking someone's block off |
| past participle | knocked someone's block off |
| past | knocked someone's block off |
| alternative form | knock off someone's block |
Questions about knock someone's block off
- What does knock someone's block off mean?
- Knock someone's block off means to strike a person in the head, causing them to fall to the ground, especially in an unconscious condition; to beat up a person.
- What part of speech is knock someone's block off?
- Knock someone's block off is a verb.
- What is the past tense of knock someone's block off?
- The past tense of knock someone's block off is knocked someone's block off.
Words near knock someone's block off in the dictionary
- knock someone for six
- knock someone into the middle of next week
- knock someone off their perch
- knock someone out of time
- knock someone over with a feather
- knock someone's block off
- knock someone's head off
- knock someone's lights out
- knock someone's socks off
- knock someone's wind out
- knock the ball out of the park
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