knock
An abrupt rapping sound, as from an impact of a hard object against wood.
Noun 4 meanings
An abrupt rapping sound, as from an impact of a hard object against wood.
A sharp impact.
“He took a knock on the head.”
A criticism.
A blow or setback.
Verb 4 meanings
To rap one's knuckles against something, especially wood.
“Knock on the door and find out if they’re home.”
To strike for admittance; to rap upon, as a door.
To criticize verbally; to denigrate; to undervalue.
“Don’t knock it till you’ve tried it.”
To kick a ball towards another player; to pass.
Etymology
From Middle English knokken, from Old English cnocian, ġecnocian, ġecnucian, cnucian (“to knock, pound on, beat”), from Proto-West Germanic *knokōn, from Proto-Germanic *knukōną (“to knock”), a suffixed form of *knu-, *knew- (“to pound on, beat”), from Proto-Indo-European *gnew-, *gen- (“to squeeze, pinch, kink, ball up, concentrate”).
KNOCK at a glance
KNOCK has 5 letters and scores 15 points in Scrabble (K 5 + N 1 + O 1 + C 3 + K 5) and 17 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #3,879 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with knock
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