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knocked in

knocked in is the simple past and past participle of knock in.

Meaning of knock in

Verb

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

  1. (obsolete, Oxford University slang) To enter college after hours—after half-past ten at night when the doors have been locked.
    • "Close the oak, Jem," said Horace Eglantine, "and take care no one knocks in before we have knocked down the contents of your master's musical melange."1825, Charles Molloy Westmacott, The English Spy, page 138
  2. (transitive) To pot (a ball)
  3. (transitive) To score (a break)
    • With the tension rising Brecel knocked in a timely 51 to leave himself on the brink of victory, which he confirmed with a stylish 112 break.2023 May 1, Steve Sutcliffe, “World Snooker Championship 2023 final: Luca Brecel beats Mark Selby for first world title”, in BBC Sport

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Questions about knocked in

What is knocked in the simple past and past participle of?
Knocked in is the simple past and past participle of knock in.

Words near knocked in in the dictionary

  1. knocked down
  2. knocked down a notch
  3. knocked down a peg
  4. knocked down to size
  5. knocked for a loop
  6. knocked in
  7. knocked into
  8. knocked into a cocked hat
  9. knocked into shape
  10. knocked it off
  11. knocked it out of the ballpark

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