Word Finder - knocked

definition

To strike for admittance; to rap upon, as a door.

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To criticize verbally; to denigrate; to undervalue.

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Don’t knock it until you’ve tried it.

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To kick a ball towards another player; to pass.

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To impress forcibly or strongly; to astonish; to move to admiration or applause.

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To bump or impact.

example

I accidentally knocked my drink off the bar.

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To rap one's knuckles against something, especially wood.

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Knock on the door and find out if they’re home.

Someone knocked at the door.

He knocked once before entering.

He knocked at the door and the wise man himself opened it.

Another nearby explosion knocked him off balance.

Be sure to put the bucket in the corner so it won't get knocked over.

The impact knocked her back.

She knocked and waited.

Then he came back and knocked gently at the door.

A shiver ran through the tree, and the wind sent forth a blast that would have knocked me off had I not clung to the branch with might and main.

Someone knocked at the door before she could turn on more than the living room lights.

When no one answered, she knocked again.

A few minutes later Cynthia knocked on the door again.

There is a tradition that on one occasion the abbot of Beverley, anxious to investigate the case for himself, visited Mother Shipton's cottage disguised, and that no sooner had he knocked than the old woman called out "Come in, Mr Abbot, for you are not so much disguised but the fox may be seen through the sheep's skin."

Sean had been alive when her father knocked out Jule and brought him here the other night.

Han knocked, and he looked up.

She knocked on the door.

Her breath knocked from her, Deidre didn't move for a long minute then sat up, gasping.

She knocked and entered with a smile that faded.

It beckoned for them to follow with one paw and knocked the burning door out of the way.

Fred added, Then Shipton had to set the whole scene up before he knocked over the chair.

Each cleansing lick from the doe nearly knocked them off their feet, but they staggered close to her for more nourishment.

He knocked off Byrne and took the loot.

Halfway up the stairs they were almost knocked over by some men who, carrying pails, came running downstairs, their boots clattering.

She knocked his hand away and headed for the house in a stiff jointed hobble.

Jule was knocked off his feet by a hard blow but got back up, beckoning to the other creature with a look of confidence out of place for his bloodied face.

Han hung back, and she turned to him as she knocked.

Damian was rarely indoors during the day, and she hoped he wasn't in his room when she knocked.

I knocked this time, ikir.

She'd been there twice before today and only knocked once for fear he'd answer.

She sighed and knocked.

Steeling herself, she passed Pierre at her door and knocked on Damian's door.

Three of 'em came in the door and they knocked her down and hit her—after she tossed the toaster at them.

Dean had just finished telling Cynthia the bone was human when Fred knocked and entered.

Dr. Wynn knocked and opened the door.

The next day, they knocked on the door of the man's house and asked him where he had been the previous night.

My brother Ralph and I. Knocked the whoop-de-do out of me, it did.

Everybody likes to see a politician knocked on his butt once in a while!

Getting knocked on their asses was exactly what happened— again and again.

Gabe knocked then took a portal inside, to the foyer he'd walked through last time.

The impact of the rocket knocked her on her backside.

A good way to get it knocked out of joint.

Maybe Alex had knocked a little sense into him.

She knocked and inched away, not wanting to find her neighbor and dog dead.

Lana exclaimed as the large animal knocked her back.

He knocked on the door briskly and opened the door, motioning Brady in.

Rhyn looked up, and Kris charged him.  He knocked Rhyn to the ground, wrestling the dagger free, and lashed out.

As soon as they entered their respective quarters, Cynthia knocked on the connecting door.

Later, after everyone had gone, Dean sent out for pizza and both men knocked off a large pie with the works and enough scotch to get silly.

Someone knocked on the door but Ethel just yelled, "Go away."

As luck would have it, as he was leaving the place, he nearly knocked over Cora Abernathy, who had just left the dry cleaners next door.