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knockproof

knockproof adjective: preventing or reducing the occurrence of engine knock.

Adjective

knockproof (comparative more knockproof, superlative most knockproof)

  1. Preventing or reducing the occurrence of engine knock.
    Synonyms:
    antiknock

Synonyms of knockproof

Forms of knockproof

comparativemore knockproof
superlativemost knockproof

Origin of knockproof

From knock + -proof.

Questions about knockproof

What does knockproof mean?
Knockproof means preventing or reducing the occurrence of engine knock.
What part of speech is knockproof?
Knockproof is an adjective.

Words near knockproof in the dictionary

  1. knockout merchants
  2. knockout mice
  3. knockout mouse
  4. knockout stage
  5. knockouts
  6. knockproof
  7. Knockrow
  8. knocks
  9. knocks a buzzard off a gut wagon
  10. knocks a buzzard off a shit wagon
  11. knocks a dog off a gut wagon

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