knock

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He parted his lips for the third verse; but at that moment another knock was audible upon the door.

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  1. transitive verb To strike with a hard blow.
  2. transitive verb To affect in a specified way by striking hard: knocked the mugger senseless.
  3. transitive verb To cause to collide: I knocked my head on a low beam.
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  • Posted February 1 2009 at 12: 13 AM. who cares? if the guy can smoke weed and be the best swimmer of all time, this is clearly an example that marijuana can't be as bad for you as all those (who refuse to test the plant) say it is. the knock is against the drug war, not against phelps —  بالاترین
  • However, the knock has been his tendency to lock in on a receiver, which defeats the purpose of the Patriots 'passing offense. —  Top Stories - Google News
  • You need to knock-knock (on the window) to get their attention. —  canada.com Top Stories
  • Another small party which is taking a knock is the Alliance for Free Democrats (AFD) with —  AllAfrica News: Latest
  • Robin van Persie - Played just over an hour before coming off injured for The Netherlands who remain top of their The dutchman scored a wonderful glancing header late in the first half in his country's 3-nil home win over Scotland. the incident was described as a knock and he was substituted as a precaution. —  Soccer Blogs - latest posts
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rap ·  tap ·  shake ·  clap ·  thud ·  summon ·  slap ·  tug ·  footstep ·  push ·  whisper ·  click

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knock:   knocking ·  knocked ·  knocks
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Etymologies (3)

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  1. Middle English knokken, from Old English cnocian.

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  1. from Middle English knocken, knokken, from Anglo-Saxon *cnocian, in comp. gecnocian, usually cnucian, also cnuwian, cnuian, knock, beat, = Icelandic knoka, knock; cf. Welsh cnocio = Cornish cnoucye, knock; secondary forms parallel with those of the series knack, all ult. imitative of a sharp sudden blow or report: see knack.
  2. from knock, v.
 

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