Hyphenation of knock

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knock

Definitions of knock:

1.
The sound of knocking (as on a door or in an engine or bearing)
The knocking grew louder
2.
Negative criticism
3.
A vigorous blow
The sudden knock floored him He took a bash right in his face He got a bang on the head
4.
A bad experience
The school of hard knocks
5.
The act of hitting vigorously
He gave the table a whack
6.
Deliver a sharp blow or push :He knocked the glass clear across the room
7.
Rap with the knuckles
Knock on the door
8.
Knock against with force or violence
My car bumped into the tree
9.
Make light, repeated taps on a surface
He was tapping his fingers on the table impatiently
10.
Sound like a car engine that is firing too early
The car pinged when I put in low-octane gasoline The car pinked when the ignition was too far retarded
11.
Find fault with
Express criticism of Point out real or perceived flaws The paper criticized the new movie Don't knock the food--it's free

Synonyms of knock:

noun knocking, sound
noun roast, criticism, critique
noun bash, bang, smash, belt, bump, blow
noun misfortune, bad luck
noun belt, rap, whack, whang, blow
verbstrike hard, strike, knock over, knock down, knock out, knock cold
verb rap, knap
verb bump, hit, strike, impinge on, run into, collide with, knock against, knock about
verb tap, rap, pink, sound, go
verb pink, ping, sound, go
verb criticize, criticise, pick apart, comment, notice, remark, point out

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