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Synonyms for knock
nɒkknock
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
knock
A blow is a sudden impact, as of a fist or a club; a stroke is a sweeping movement; as, the stroke of a sword, of an oar, of the arm in swimming. A shock is the sudden encounter with some heavy body; as, colliding railway-trains meet with a shock; the shock of battle. A slap is given with the open hand, a lash with a whip, thong, or the like; we speak also of the cut of a whip. A buffet or cuff is given only with the hand; a blow either with hand or weapon. A cuff is a somewhat sidelong blow, generally with the open hand; as, a cuff or box on the ear. A stripe is the effect or mark of a stroke. In the metaphorical sense, blow is used for sudden, stunning, staggering calamity or sorrow; stroke for sweeping disaster, and also for sweeping achievement and success. We say a stroke of paralysis, or a stroke of genius. We speak of the buffets of adverse fortune. Shock is used of that which is at once sudden, violent, and prostrating; we speak of a shock of electricity, the shock of an amputation, a shock of surprise. Compare BEAT.
Synonyms:
blow, box, buffet, calamity, concussion, cuff, cut, disaster, lash, misfortune, rap, shock, stripe, stroke, thump
Princeton's WordNet
knock, knockingnoun
the sound of knocking (as on a door or in an engine or bearing)
"the knocking grew louder"
Synonyms:
whack, whang, belt, bang, roast, smash, knocking, bash, rapknock, roastnoun
negative criticism
Synonyms:
whack, whang, joint, belt, bang, roast, smash, knocking, bash, rapknock, bash, bang, smash, beltnoun
a vigorous blow
"the sudden knock floored him"; "he took a bash right in his face"; "he got a bang on the head"
Synonyms:
crash, bam, swath, boot, clap, bang, fringe, strike, thrill, smasher, roast, rap, belted ammunition, belt, kick, rush, flush, overhead, brawl, smash-up, belt ammunition, charge, whang, whack, hit, knocking, eruption, bash, do, blast, smashknocknoun
a bad experience
"the school of hard knocks"
Synonyms:
whack, whang, belt, bang, roast, smash, knocking, bash, rapknock, belt, rap, whack, whangverb
the act of hitting vigorously
"he gave the table a whack"
Synonyms:
bang, strike, swath, roast, rap, tap, belt, belted ammunition, pat, belt ammunition, blame, whang, whack, rap music, knocking, bash, hip-hop, smashknock, strike hardverb
deliver a sharp blow or push :"He knocked the glass clear across the room"
Synonyms:
bump, criticize, strike hard, ping, pink, criticise, rap, pick apart, tapknockverb
rap with the knuckles
"knock on the door"
Synonyms:
bump, criticize, strike hard, ping, pink, criticise, rap, pick apart, tapbump, knockverb
knock against with force or violence
"My car bumped into the tree"
Synonyms:
criticise, encounter, happen, chance, relegate, bump, rap, tap, pink, demote, break, kick downstairs, ping, find, pick apart, criticize, strike hard, dislodgetap, rap, knock, pinkverb
make light, repeated taps on a surface
"he was tapping his fingers on the table impatiently"
Synonyms:
criticise, pick apart, solicit, bump, exploit, wiretap, tip, rap, tap, pink, intercept, bug, beg, tapdance, ping, knap, criticize, strike hardpink, ping, knockverb
sound like a car engine that is firing too early
"the car pinged when I put in low-octane gasoline"; "The car pinked when the ignition was too far retarded"
Synonyms:
criticize, strike hard, ping, pink, criticise, bump, rap, pick apart, tapknock, criticize, criticise, pick apartverb
find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws
"The paper criticized the new movie"; "Don't knock the food--it's free"
Synonyms:
bump, criticize, strike hard, ping, pink, criticise, rap, pick apart, tap
Dictionary of English Synonymes
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MD
knock
Synonyms:
Pericardial knock, see there
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#47 | do | |
#100 | find | |
#451 | box | |
#1324 | cut | |
#1453 | charge | |
#1551 | hit | |
#1618 | break | |
#1885 | chance | |
#1961 | pink | |
#2043 | bug | |
#2082 | joint | |
#2540 | blow | |
#2765 | tip | |
#2877 | happen | |
#3579 | boot | |
#3884 | strike | |
#4046 | ks | |
#4051 | bang | |
#4121 | belt | |
#4134 | disaster | |
#4498 | crash | |
#4535 | pat | |
#4602 | shock | |
#4640 | rush | |
#5089 | kick | |
#5586 | stroke | |
#5857 | rap | |
#6477 | blast | |
#6828 | tap | |
#7199 | blame | |
#7693 | encounter | |
#7937 | overhead | |
#8114 | punch | |
#8616 | ping | |
#8845 | hitting | |
#9330 | flush | |
#9810 | knock | |
#10147 | buffet | |
#10264 | exploit | |
#10441 | bash | |
#10588 | bump | |
#11575 | stripe | |
#12156 | toc | |
#12180 | fringe | |
#13309 | roast | |
#13346 | smash | |
#14709 | thrill | |
#14945 | cuff | |
#14968 | beg | |
#17549 | bam | |
#19810 | knocking | |
#19862 | intercept | |
#20787 | clap | |
#21425 | solicit | |
#23356 | criticize | |
#24857 | eruption | |
#29725 | lash | |
#31190 | misfortune | |
#31695 | whack | |
#31996 | ocd | |
#34052 | calamity | |
#36679 | brawl | |
#41588 | thump | |
#42591 | swath | |
#42659 | wiretap | |
#46484 | concussion | |
#47065 | criticise | |
#77208 | dislodge | |
#96831 | smasher | |
#108159 | knap | |
#108826 | demote | |
#109510 | relegate | |
#146144 | whang |
How to use knock in a sentence?
The only difference between Al Gore and George W. Bush is the velocity with which their knees hit the floor when corporations knock.
Smoke a couple times a day and marijuana will knock off Carl Hart memory. That is pretty certain, and there is no question that legalization has a normalizing effect on something that used to be against the law.
To knock a thing down, especially if it is cocked at an arrogant angle, is a deep delight of the blood.
The knock-on effect on imports has continued into 2015, the tough and volatile market environment looks set to continue for some time yet... The board considered it appropriate in view of the broader context to suspend dividend payments for the medium term.
Never wait for opportunity to knock at your door. If you can't find any, then create one yourself.
Translations for knock
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- خبطArabic
- сту́кнуць, сту́кацьBelarusian
- чукамBulgarian
- cop, batre, colpejarCatalan, Valencian
- uhodit, klepatCzech
- cnoc, cnocioWelsh
- Klopfen, schlagen, SchlagGerman
- χτυπάω, χτύπος, προανάφλεξηGreek
- frapi, frapoEsperanto
- golpearSpanish
- koputtaa, tyrmätä, nakuttaa, koputella, nakutus, kolauttaa, kolhaista, koputus, iskuFinnish
- frapperFrench
- gnog, gnogadh, buailScottish Gaelic
- דפיקהHebrew
- खटखटाना, दस्तकHindi
- tabrak, ketokan, benturan, ketokIndonesian
- fraparIdo
- sbattere, distruggere, botta, battere, bussare, autocombustione, denigrare, sparlare, colpo, buttare giùItalian
- ノック, 叩くJapanese
- კაკუნიGeorgian
- pasibelstiLithuanian
- klauvētLatvian
- banke, banking, slagNorwegian
- aankloppen, klap, kloppen, botsenDutch
- slå, banke, dunke, støteNorwegian
- pukać, zapukaćPolish
- batida, baterPortuguese
- ciocăniRomanian
- стучать, стук, стукнутьRussian
- klepnutie, úder, klopať, tresk, klopanie, rázSlovak
- trkati, potrkatiSlovene
- trokas, e trokiturAlbanian
- stöta emot, knacka, slå emot, knackningSwedish
- çalmak, vurmak, tıklatmakTurkish
- сту́кнути, сту́катиUkrainian
- gõVietnamese
- 敲Chinese
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