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knocksnounpl. of knock a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrumentgave the door a good knock bangs, bashes, bats, beats, belts, biffs, blows, bops, boxes, buffets, busts, chops, claps, clips, clouts, cracks, cuffs, dabs, douses(British), fillips, hacks, haymakers, hits, hooks, larrups(dialect), lashes, licks, pelts, picks, plumps, pokes, pounds, punches, raps, slams, slaps, slugs, smacks, smashes, socks, spanks, stingers, stripes, strokes, swats, swipes, switches, thuds, thumps, thwacks, wallops, welts, whacks, whams, whops(also whaps) counterblows(or counter-blows), counterpunches, counters, counterstrokes(or counter-strokes)body blows, hands, kicks, knees, lefts, one-twos, rabbit punches, right-handers, rights, roundhouses, shivers, sidewinders, sucker punches, swings, uppercutscrunchers, kayos, knockdowns, knockouts, KOsbastinadoes(or bastinades), batterings, beatings, drubbings, lickings, pastings, thrashingswallopings, whippings, whips bad luck or an example of thisgetting his college degree was a six year adventure not without its share of knocks along the way adversities, ills, misadventures, mischances, misfortunes, mishaps, tragedies calamities, cataclysms, catastrophes, disastersafflictions, hardships, trials, tribulations, woesdistresses, miseries, sufferingsdefeats, failures, fizzles, nonsuccessescurses, evils, sorrows, troublesaccidents, casualtiesblows, body blows, disappointments, letdowns, setbackscircumstances, destinies, dooms, fates, lots, portions fortunes, luck, serendipities breaks, chances, flukes, godsends, hits, opportunities, strikes, strokes, windfallsaccomplishments, achievements, successes 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 lapses, reversals, reverses, setbacks disappointments, frustrations, letdownscomedowns, declines, descents, downfalls, downs, fallsturnabouts, turnaroundsrecessions, regressions, retrogressions, reversionsrelapsesbreakdowns, collapses, crashes, meltdowns, ruins, undoings status quos knocksverbpresent tense third-person singular of knockto come into usually forceful contact with somethingmy knee knocked against the table leg when I tried to get up quickly bangs, bashes, bumps, collides, crashes, hits, impacts, impinges, rams, slams, smashes, strikes, swipes, thuds bounces, caroms, clunks, glances, rebounds, ricochets, skims, skipscontacts, lands, touchesbrushes, grazes, kisses, nudges, scrapes, shaves, sweepsbulldozes, jostles, muscles, presses, pushes misses, skirts 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 bangs, bashes, bats, belts, biffs, bludgeons, bobs, bonks, bops, boxes, busts, claps, clips, clobbers, clocks, clouts, cracks, hammers, hits, nails, pastes, pounds, punches, raps, slams, slaps, slogs, slugs, smacks, smites, socks, strikes, swats, swipes, tags, thumps, thwacks, wallops, whacks, whales, zaps batters, beats, buffets, bungs, chops, cuffs, drubs, laces, lambastes(or lambasts), licks, mangles, mauls, pelts, peppers, pommels, pummels, roughsscuffsbunts, flicks, strokes, tapsbumps, butts, jabs, jostles, kicks, knees, pokes, prods, pushes, shoves, stampsbowls (down or over), creams, decks, dumps(slang), fells, floors, knocks down, levelsrabbit-punches, sucker punchescanes, clubs, cudgels, flails, flogs, lashes, saps, slashes, sledgehammers, sledges, spears, stabs, switches, thrashes, whipsbeans, brains, conks, skulls hangs one on to express one's unfavorable opinion of the worth or quality ofhey, don't knock it until you've tried it blames, censures, condemns, criticizes, denounces, dispraises, disses(slang), faults, pans, reprehends, slags(chiefly British) skewers, tweaksassails, attacks, blasts, clobbers, slams, slashesnicks (at), snipes (at)beefs, bellyaches, bitches, carps, cavils, complains, crabs, croaks, fusses, gripes, grouses, growls, grumbles, kicks, kvetches, moans, murmurs, mutters, niggles, quibbles, whinesadmonishes, chides, drubs, rebukes, reprimands, reproaches, reprovesberates, castigates, crucifies, excoriates, flays, gibbets, hammers, keelhauls, lambastes(or lambasts), lashes, pillories, scolds, upbraidsbad-mouths, belittles, decries, derides, discommends, disparages, puts down comes down hard (on), finds fault (with), takes to task extols(also extolls), lauds, praises approves, commends, endorses(also indorses), recommends, sanctions |