to hit a door to get someone's attention
Please knock before entering the room.
방에 들어가기 전에 노크해 주세요.
to hit something hard by accident
I didn't mean to knock the cup off the table.
테이블에서 컵을 떨어뜨릴 의도는 없었어요.
to hit something to move or break it
The children knock the ball back and forth.
아이들이 공을 서로 치고 있어요.
to hit someone or something into a state
The punch will knock him out cold.
그 펀치로 그는 기절할 거예요.
to make a hole by hitting hard
They had to knock a hole in the wall for the pipe.
파이프를 위해 벽에 구멍을 뚫어야 했어요.
to beat hard or shake from fear
My heart began to knock when I heard the noise.
그 소리를 들었을 때 제 심장이 두근거리기 시작했어요.
to make a regular metal hitting sound
The old engine began to knock loudly.
오래된 엔진이 시끄럽게 노킹 소리를 내기 시작했어요.
to criticize unfairly
Some people always knock new ideas without trying them.
어떤 사람들은 새로운 아이디어를 시도해 보지도 않고 항상 비판해요.
the sound of hitting a door to get attention
I heard a loud knock at the door.
문에서 큰 노크 소리가 들렸어요.
a hard hit from something
The knock on his head made him dizzy.
머리를 강하게 맞아서 그는 어지러웠어요.
a bad experience that reduces confidence
Losing the game was a real knock to his pride.
경기에서 진 것은 그의 자존심에 큰 타격이었어요.