knocked
UK/nɒkt//nɑkt/
knocked is the simple past and past participle of knock.
Meaning of knock
Verb
knock (third-person singular simple present knocks, present participle knocking, simple past and past participle knocked)
- To rap one's knuckles against something, especially wood.
- Knock on the door and find out if they’re home.
- To strike for admittance; to rap upon, as a door.
- Master, knock the door hard.c. 1594 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Comedie of Errors”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount...
- To criticize verbally; to denigrate; to undervalue.
- Don’t knock it till you’ve tried it.
- To kick a ball towards another player; to pass.
- To hit a ball into play.
- Despite enjoying more than their fair share of possession the visitors did not look like creating anything, with their lack of a killer ball painfully obvious as they harmlessly knocked the ball around outside the home side's box without ever looking like they would hurt them.2011 January 11, Jonathan Stevenson, “West Ham 2 – 1 Birmingham”, in BBC Sport
- To impress forcibly or strongly; to astonish; to move to admiration or applause.
Words formed from knocked
Phrases with knocked
- knocked in
- knocked on
- knocked up
- knocked off
- knocked out
- knocked back
- knocked dead
- knocked down
- knocked into
- knocked over
- knocked wood
- knocked about
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- knocked boots
- knocked round
- knocked under
- knocked around
- knocked it off
- knocked on wood
- knocked one out
- knocked sideways
- knocked together
- knocked down a peg
- knocked for a loop
- knocked into shape
- knocked on the head
- knocked oneself out
- knocked down a notch
- knocked down to size
- knocked someone flat
- knocked at the door of
- knocked on the door of
- knocked out of the box
- knocked some sense into
- knocked someone for six
- knocked the corners off
- knocked on heaven's door
- knocked into a cocked hat
- knocked it out of the park
- knocked someone's wind out
- knocked off someone's block
- knocked one out of the park
- knocked someone's socks off
- knocked the daylight out of
- knocked the stuffing out of
- knocked the daylights out of
- knocked a dog off a gut wagon
- knocked it out of the ballpark
- knocked a skunk off a gut wagon
- knocked one out of the ballpark
- knocked someone off their perch
- knocked one out of the ball park
- knocked the ball out of the park
- knocked a buzzard off a gut wagon
- knocked a buzzard off a shit wagon
- knocked someone down with a feather
- knocked someone over with a feather
- knocked the living daylights out of
- knocked the wind out of someone's sails
- knocked someone into the middle of next week
Words that rhyme with knocked
Questions about knocked
- What is knocked the simple past and past participle of?
- Knocked is the simple past and past participle of knock.
- How do you pronounce knocked?
- Knocked is pronounced /nɒkt/ (UK).
Words near knocked in the dictionary
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