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knock::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | criticise, criticize, pick apart |
| Type of | notice, comment, point out, remark |
| Has types | call down, call on the carpet, censure, chew out, chew up, chide, come down, criminate, crucify, denounce, deplore, disparage, dress down, find fault, harsh on, have words, rebuke, admonish, assail, assault, attack, bawl out, belabor, belabour, belittle, berate, blame, blast, pick at, pillory, rag, remonstrate, reprehend, reprimand, reproof, reprove, round, savage, scold, snipe, take to task, trounce, jaw, lambast, lambaste, lash out, lecture, nitpick, pick |
Don't knock the food--it's free.
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | bump |
| Type of | impinge on, strike, run into, hit, collide with |
Examples of knock
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So I told them I was going to get them open and for them to knock down the shot.
From the thenewstribune.com
That's not a knock, but this isn't a movie that stands up to a lot of pondering.
From the kentucky.com
Georgetown tried hard to knock out UConn in the NCAA regional semifinals Sunday.
From the timesunion.com
When they don't knock down shots, everybody's going to be competitive with them.
From the sportingnews.com
We're usually the top two teams in the conference, so to knock them off is huge.
From the dailyherald.com
Bobby Lewis doubled to knock in the tying run and chase NSB starter Dakota Todd.
From the news-journalonline.com
I'm instructed to go all the way to the top of the stairs and knock on the door.
From the sfgate.com
Wales put up the high ball and France knock on with Wales getting the ball back.
From the canberratimes.com.au
Potential rivals, such as London, are unlikely to knock Hong Kong off its perch.
From the economist.com
- The sound of knocking (as on a door or in an engine or bearing); "the knocking grew louder"
- Deliver a sharp blow or push :"He knocked the glass clear across the room"
- Negative criticism
- Rap with the knuckles; "knock on the door"
- A vigorous blow; "the sudden knock floored him"; "he took a bash right in his face"; "he got a bang on the head"
- Bump: knock against with force or violence; "My car bumped into the tree"
- Jules Romains, born Louis Henri Jean Farigoule (August 26, 1885 - August 14, 1972), was a French poet and writer and the founder of the Unanimism literary movement. ...
- "Knock", written by Fredric Brown, is a science fiction short story that starts with a description of "a sweet little horror story that is only two sentences long." It then goes on to elaborate on those two sentences and build a more complete story around them.
- The Knock was a primetime UK drama series, created by Anita Bronson and broadcast on ITV from 1994 to 2000, which portrayed the activities of customs officers from Her Majesty's Customs and Excise.
