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knock the persimmon

knock the persimmon verb: to succeed; to obtain success.

Verb

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

  1. (Southern US, US, dated, especially, figuratively) To succeed; to obtain success.

Forms of knock the persimmon

third-person singular presentknocks the persimmon
present participleknocking the persimmon
past participleknocked the persimmon
pastknocked the persimmon

Origin of knock the persimmon

From the expression the longest pole knocks the persimmon.

Questions about knock the persimmon

What does knock the persimmon mean?
Knock the persimmon means to succeed; to obtain success.
What part of speech is knock the persimmon?
Knock the persimmon is a verb.
What is the past tense of knock the persimmon?
The past tense of knock the persimmon is knocked the persimmon.

Words near knock the persimmon in the dictionary

  1. knock the ball out of the park
  2. knock the corners off
  3. knock the daylight out of
  4. knock the daylights out of
  5. knock the living daylights out of
  6. knock the persimmon
  7. knock the stuffing out of
  8. knock the wind out of someone's sails
  9. knock together
  10. knock under
  11. knock up

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