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knock
What does knock mean?
knock (verb): deliver a sharp blow or push.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use knock in a sentence?
- He knocked the glass clear across the room. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce knock?
/nɑk/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does knock come from?
From Middle English knokken, from Old English cnocian, ġecnocian, ġecnucian, cnucian (“to knock, pound on, beat”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “knock” mean?
use as a basis for; found on
Not quite: that's what base means.
to begin, commence, initiate
Not quite: that's what start means.
deliver a sharp blow or push
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look at again; examine again
Not quite: that's what review means.
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