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English noun: knock | |||
| 1. | knock (event) the sound of knocking (as on a door or in an engine or bearing) | ||
| Samples | The knocking grew louder. | ||
| Synonyms | knocking | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | sound | ||
| 2. | knock (cognition) negative criticism | ||
| Synonyms | roast | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | criticism, critique | ||
| 3. | knock (event) a vigorous blow | ||
| Samples | The sudden knock floored him. He took a bash right in his face. He got a bang on the head. | ||
| Synonyms | bang, bash, belt, smash | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | blow, bump | ||
| 4. | knock (event) a bad experience | ||
| Samples | The school of hard knocks. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bad luck, misfortune | ||
| 5. | knock (act) the act of hitting vigorously | ||
| Samples | He gave the table a whack. | ||
| Synonyms | belt, rap, whack, whang | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | blow | ||
English verb: knock | |||
| 1. | knock (contact) deliver a sharp blow or push : | ||
| Samples | He knocked the glass clear across the room. | ||
| Synonyms | strike hard | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | strike | ||
| 2. | knock (contact) rap with the knuckles | ||
| Samples | Knock on the door. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | knap, rap | ||
| 3. | knock (contact) knock against with force or violence | ||
| Samples | My car bumped into the tree. | ||
| Synonyms | bump | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | collide with, hit, impinge on, run into, strike | ||
| 4. | knock (perception) make light, repeated taps on a surface | ||
| Samples | He was tapping his fingers on the table impatiently. | ||
| Synonyms | pink, rap, tap | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | go, sound | ||
| 5. | knock (perception) sound like a car engine that is firing too early | ||
| Samples | The car pinged when I put in low-octane gasoline. The car pinked when the ignition was too far retarded. | ||
| Synonyms | ping, pink | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | go, sound | ||
| 6. | knock (communication) find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws | ||
| Samples | The paper criticized the new movie. Don't knock the food--it's free. | ||
| Synonyms | criticise, criticize, pick apart | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | comment, notice, point out, remark | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | admonish, assail, assault, attack, bawl out, belabor, belabour, belittle, berate, blame, blast, call down, call on the carpet, censure, chew out, chew up, chide, come down, criminate, crucify, denounce, deplore, disparage, dress down, find fault, harsh on, have words, jaw, lambast, lambaste, lash out, lecture, nitpick, pick, pick at, pillory, rag, rebuke, remonstrate, reprehend, reprimand, reprimand, reproof, reprove, round, savage, scold, snipe, take to task, trounce | ||
| Entail | evaluate, judge, pass judgment | ||
| Antonyms | praise | ||
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