1. to strike something with a sharp blow
2. to collide with something
3. bustle
heard them knocking around in the kitchen
4. wander
knocked about Europe all summer
5. to make a pounding noise
6. to have engine knock
7. to find fault
8. to strike sharply
9. to drive, force, or make by or as if by so striking
was knocked out of the campaign
10. to set forcibly in motion with a blow
11. to cause to collide
12. to find fault with
always knocking those in authority
13. knock out sense 2a(1)
14. to move strongly especially to admiration or applause
a comedian who really knocks them dead
15. overcome
knocked my opponent for a loop
16. demolish
knocked our idea for a loop
17. dumbfound, amaze
the news knocked them for a loop
18. to overwhelm or amaze one
a performance that will knock your socks off
19. to make or assemble especially hurriedly or in a makeshift way
knocked together my own bookcase
20. a sharp blow rap, hit
a loud knock on the door
21. a severe misfortune or hardship
22. setback, reversal
23. a pounding noise
24. a sharp repetitive metallic noise caused by abnormal ignition in an automobile engine
25. a harsh and often petty criticism
the knock on him was that he couldn't handle the pressure
26. to hit something (such as a door) with the knuckles of your hand or with a hard object (such as a knocker) in order to get people's attention
27. to hit (something or someone) in a forceful way
28. to touch or hit someone or something in a way that is not planned or intended
29. a hard, sharp hit
30. the sound made by a hard hit
31. an experience that makes you less confident or successful for a period of time a difficult or painful experience
32. to strike in order to get someone's attention
I knocked before entering.
33. to bump against something without intending to Careful! You knocked the lamp.
34. to make a pounding noise
The car's engine began knocking.
35. to find fault with
Don't knock it till you try it.
36. to hit forcefully
He knocked the ball out of the park.
37. to strike to the ground with or as if with a sharp blow
38. to take apart Knock down the tent before you leave camp.
39. to stop doing something
Hey, I don't like that, so knock it off!
40. to cause to fall
41. a pounding noise I heard a knock at the door.
42. a sharp blow
a knock on the head
43. a difficult or painful experience
You learn from life's knocks.
44. a sharp blow
a knock to the head
45. a sharp pounding noise