knock

knock
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noun
1 firm sharp sound
ADJECTIVE
loud, sharp
gentle, light, quiet, soft
timid
sudden
VERB + KNOCK
hear
answer

She hurried to answer the knock at the door.

PHRASES
a knock at the door, a knock on the door

There was a loud knock at the door.

2 sharp blow from sth
ADJECTIVE
hard, nasty (esp. BrE)

the hard knocks of life (figurative)

minor (esp. BrE)
VERB + KNOCK
get, have, take

You've had a nasty knock on the head.

Their pride took quite a knock when they lost 5–0. (figurative)

give sb/sth
PREPOSITION
knock on
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verb
1 hit/bump
ADVERB
accidentally

I accidentally knocked the vase over.

PREPOSITION
against

The stick knocked against the wall.

off

He had knocked one of the pictures off the wall.

on

I knocked my head on one of the beams.

PHRASES
knock sb/sth flying

He was knocked flying as two policemen came crashing through the door.

knock sb off balance, knock sb off their feet

The explosion knocked him off his feet.

knock sb senseless, knock sb unconscious

The blow knocked him unconscious.

knock sb to the ground
2 bang on a door
ADVERB
loudly
gently, lightly, quietly, softly
politely, timidly
PREPOSITION
at

Someone knocked loudly at the door.

on

She knocked timidly on the study door and entered.

PHRASES
without knocking

Dobson walked straight into her office without knocking.

Knock is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑blow, ↑knee
Knock is used with these nouns as the object: ↑nail, ↑shin

Collocations dictionary. 2013.

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