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  • 91knock — /nɒk / (say nok) verb (i) 1. to strike a sounding blow with the fist, knuckles, or anything hard, especially on a door, window, or the like, as in seeking admittance, calling attention, giving a signal, etc. 2. (of an internal combustion engine)… …

  • 92knock sth down — UK US knock sth down Phrasal Verb with knock({{}}/nɒk/ verb [T] INFORMAL ► to reduce the price of something you are selling, or persuade someone to reduce the price of something they are selling: knock sth down from/to sth »They managed to knock… …

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  • 93knock out — Synonyms and related words: KO, anesthetize, author, bang, bash, bat, bat out, beat, becharm, bedaze, belt, benumb, besot, bewitch, biff, block out, blunt, bonk, botch, bugger, bungle, burn out, call off, cancel, captivate, carry away, carve,… …

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  • 94knock — I UK [nɒk] / US [nɑk] verb Word forms knock : present tense I/you/we/they knock he/she/it knocks present participle knocking past tense knocked past participle knocked *** 1) [intransitive/transitive] to hit something, causing damage or harm Mike …

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  • 95knock — verb 1》 strike a surface noisily to attract attention.     ↘strike or thump together or against something.     ↘(of a motor) make a thumping or rattling noise. 2》 collide forcefully with.     ↘force to move or fall with a blow or collision: he… …

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  • 96knock — [[t]nɒk[/t]] v. i. 1) to strike a sounding blow, as in seeking admittance, calling attention, or giving a signal 2) to strike in collision; bump: to knock into a table[/ex] 3) to make a pounding noise: The car s engine is knocking badly[/ex] 4)… …

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  • 97down — I 1. adverb 1) they went down in the elevator Syn: toward a lower position, downward, downstairs Ant: up 2) she fell down Syn: to the ground, to the floor, over …

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  • 98knock over — Synonyms and related words: beat down, blow down, bowl over, break down, bring down, bulldoze, burn down, cast down, chop down, commit robbery, cut down, down, drop, fell, flatten, floor, ground, heist, hijack, hold up, knock, knock down, level,… …

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  • 99knock — {{11}}knock (n.) mid 14c., from KNOCK (Cf. knock) (v.). As an engine noise, from 1899. {{12}}knock (v.) O.E. cnocian (W.Saxon cnucian), to pound, beat; knock (on a door), likely of imitative origin. Meaning deprecate, put down is from 1892.… …

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  • 100down — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adv. downward; under, beneath, below. See lowness, descent.Ant., up, above. II (Roget s IV) prep. and modif. 1. [Having a downward motion] Syn. forward, headlong, downward, downhill, downstairs,… …

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