knock
🇺🇸
/nɑːk/
🇬🇧
/nɒk/
verb
A2
to hit a door to get someone's attention
Please knock before entering the room.
B1
to hit something hard by accident
I didn't mean to knock the cup off the table.
B1
to hit something to move or break it
The children knock the ball back and forth.
R
to hit someone or something into a state
The punch will knock him out cold.
R
to make a hole by hitting hard
They had to knock a hole in the wall for the pipe.
R
to beat hard or shake from fear
My heart began to knock when I heard the noise.
R
to make a regular metal hitting sound
The old engine began to knock loudly.
R
to criticize unfairly
Some people always knock new ideas without trying them.
noun
B1
the sound of hitting a door to get attention
I heard a loud knock at the door.
B1
a hard hit from something
The knock on his head made him dizzy.
R
a bad experience that reduces confidence
Losing the game was a real knock to his pride.
translation
to hit a door to get someone's attention; to hit something hard by accident; to hit something to move or break it; to hit someone or something into a state; to make a hole by hitting hard; to beat hard or shake from fear; to make a regular metal hitting sound; to criticize unfairly
the sound of hitting a door to get attention; a hard hit from something; a bad experience that reduces confidence
Word Forms
3rd Present
knocks
Progressive
knocking
Past
knocked
Perfect
knocked
Plural
knocks