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knocknoun a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrumentgave the door a good knock bang, bash, bat, beat, belt, biff, blow, bop, box, buffet, bust, chop, clap, clip, clout, crack, cuff, dab, douse(British), fillip, hack, haymaker, hit, hook, larrup(dialect), lash, lick, pelt, pick, plump, poke, pound, punch, rap, slam, slap, slug, smack, smash, sock, spank, stinger, stripe, stroke, swat, swipe, switch, thud, thump, thwack, wallop, welt, whack, wham, whop(also whap) counter, counterblow, counterpunch, counterstrokebody blow, hand, kick, knee, left, one-two, rabbit punch, right, right-hander, roundhouse, shiver, sidewinder, sucker punch, swing, uppercutcruncher, kayo, knockdown, knockout, KObastinado(or bastinade), battering, beating, bludgeoning, clobbering, cudgeling(or cudgelling), drubbing, hammering, lambasting, licking, pasting, pounding, pummeling(also pummelling), thrashingflogging, walloping, whip, whipping bad luck or an example of thisgetting his college degree was a six year adventure not without its share of knocks along the way adversity, ill, misadventure, mischance, misfortune, mishap, tragedy calamity, cataclysm, catastrophe, disasteraffliction, hardship, trial, tribulation, woedistress, misery, suffering, unhappinessdefeat, failure, fizzle, nonsuccesscurse, evil, sorrow, troubleaccident, casualtyblow, body blow, disappointment, letdown, setbackcircumstance, destiny, doom, fate, lot, portion fortune, luck, serendipity break, chance, fluke, godsend, hit, opportunity, strike, stroke, windfallaccomplishment, achievement, success a change in status for the worse usually temporarilythe geneticist's reputation took a knock when several of his peers were unable to confirm his research findings lapse, reversal, reverse, setback disappointment, frustration, letdowncomedown, decline, descent, down, downfall, fallturnabout, turnaroundrecession, regression, retrogression, reversionrelapsebreakdown, collapse, crash, meltdown, ruin, undoing status quo knockverbto come into usually forceful contact with somethingmy knee knocked against the table leg when I tried to get up quickly bang, bash, bump, collide, crash, hit, impact, impinge, ram, slam, smash, strike, swipe, thud bounce, carom, clunk, glance, rebound, ricochet, skim, skipcontact, land, touchbrush, graze, kiss, nudge, scrape, shave, sweepbulldoze, jostle, muscle, press, push miss, skirt to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous mannerthreatened to knock him upside the head if he didn't do as he was told bang, bash, bat, belt, biff, bludgeon, bob, bonk, bop, box, bust, clap, clip, clobber, clock, clout, crack, hammer, hit, nail, paste, pound, punch, rap, slam, slap, slog, slug, smack, smite, sock, strike, swat, swipe, tag, thump, thwack, wallop, whack, whale, zap batter, beat, buffet, bung, chop, cuff, drub, lace, lambaste(or lambast), lick, mangle, maul, pelt, pepper, pommel, pummel, roughscuffbunt, flick, stroke, tapbump, butt, jab, jostle, kick, knee, poke, prod, push, shove, stampbowl (down or over), cream, deck, dump(slang), fell, floor, knock down, levelrabbit-punch, sucker punchcane, club, cudgel, flail, flog, lash, sap, slash, sledge, sledgehammer, spear, stab, switch, thrash, whipbean, brain, conk, skull hang one on to express one's unfavorable opinion of the worth or quality ofhey, don't knock it until you've tried it blame, censure, condemn, criticize, denounce, dis(also diss, slang), dispraise, fault, pan, reprehend, slag(chiefly British) skewer, tweakassail, attack, blast, clobber, slam, slashnick (at), snipe (at)beef, bellyache, bitch, carp, cavil, complain, crab, croak, fuss, gripe, grouse, growl, grumble, kick, kvetch, moan, murmur, mutter, niggle, quibble, whineadmonish, chide, drub, rebuke, reprimand, reproach, reproveberate, castigate, crucify, excoriate, flay, gibbet, hammer, keelhaul, lambaste(or lambast), lash, pillory, scold, upbraidbad-mouth, belittle, decry, deride, discommend, disparage, put down come down hard (on), find fault (with), take to task extol(also extoll), laud, praise approve, commend, endorse(also indorse), recommend, sanction before the 12th century |