knock: significato e definizioni

To strike with a hard blow.

To affect in a specified way by striking hard: knocked the mugger senseless.

To cause to collide: I knocked my head on a low beam.

To produce by hitting or striking: knocked a hole in the wall.

To instill with or as if with blows: We tried to knock some sense into his head.

Slang To find fault with; criticize: Don't knock the food; it's free.

To strike a sharp audible blow or series of blows, as on a door.

To collide with something: knocked into the table.

To make a pounding or clanking noise: The car engine is knocking.

An instance of striking or colliding; a blow.

The sound of a sharp tap on a hard surface; a rap.

A pounding or clanking noise made by an engine, often as a result of faulty fuel combustion. Also called ping1.

Slang A cutting, often petty criticism.

around Informal To be rough or brutal with; maltreat.

around Informal To wander from place to place: knocking around Europe.

around Informal To discuss or consider: met to knock around some ideas.

knock back Informal To gulp (an alcoholic drink).

knock down To bring to the ground with a blow; topple.

knock down To disassemble into parts, as for storage or shipping.

knock down To declare sold at an auction, as by striking a blow with a gavel.

knock down Informal To reduce, as in price: knocked each radio down 20 percent.

knock down Slang To receive as wages; earn: knocks down $50 an hour.

knock off To take a break or rest from; stop: knocked off work at noon.

knock off To cease work: It's after five; let's knock off.

knock off Informal To complete, accomplish, or dispose of hastily or easily; finish: That author knocks off a book a year.