You queried:

" knocking "

Results retrieved for:

    • \ ˈnäk 

    • \ ˈnäk-ˈdau̇n 

    • \ ˈpärk \

    Your query is considered offensive by some official sources...

    ( some results may take a moment to update )

    [Verb]  | "knock" | \ ˈnäk \


    1: to strike something with a sharp blow

    2: to collide with something

    3: bustle

    Origin: before 12th century ;

     Middle English knoken, from Old English cnocian; akin to Middle High German knochen to press;

    [Verb]  | "knock back" 


    1: drink, swallow; specifically : to toss down (an alcoholic beverage)

    Origin: circa 1931 ;

    [Verb]  | "knock down" | \ ˈnäk-ˈdau̇n \


    1: to strike to the ground with or as if with a sharp blow : fell

    2: to dispose of (an item) to a bidder at an auction sale

    3: to take apart : disassemble

    Origin: 15th century ;

    [Verb]  | "knock off" 


    1: to stop doing something

    2: to do hurriedly or routinely

    3: discontinue, stop

    Origin: 1649 ;

    [Verb]  | "knock out" 


    1: to produce roughly or hastily

    2: to defeat (a boxing opponent) by a knockout

    3: to make unconscious

    Origin: 1856 ;

    [Verb]  | "knock over" 


    1: to strike to the ground : fell

    2: overwhelm

    3: eliminate

    Origin: circa 1814 ;

    [Verb]  | "knock up" 


    1: to make pregnant

    2: rouse, summon

    Origin: 1592 ;

    [Idiom]  | "someone's heart is knocking" 


    1: —used to say that a person's heart is beating very hard, usually from nervousness or excitement

    [Idiom]  | "someone's knees are knocking" 


    1: —used to say that a person's knees are shaking from nervousness or fear

    [Noun]  | "park" | \ ˈpärk \


    1: an enclosed piece of ground stocked with game and held by royal prescription or grant

    2: a tract of land that often includes lawns, woodland, and pasture attached to a country house and is used as a game preserve and for recreation

    3: a piece of ground in or near a city or town kept for ornament and recreation

    Origin: 13th century ;

     Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin parricus, from pre-Latin *parra pole, trellis;

    [Verb]  | "knocking" 


    1: to come into usually forceful contact with something;


      * e.g., " ... my knee knocked against the table leg when I tried to get up quickly "




    2: to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner;


      * e.g., " ... threatened to knock him upside the head if he didn't do as he was told "



    •  Antonyms : 

    • (N/A)




    3: to express one's unfavorable opinion of the worth or quality of;


      * e.g., " ... hey, don't knock it until you've tried it "



    •  Antonyms : 

    • (N/A)




    [Verb]  | "knock" 


    1: to come into usually forceful contact with something;


      * e.g., " ... my knee knocked against the table leg when I tried to get up quickly "




    2: to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner;


      * e.g., " ... threatened to knock him upside the head if he didn't do as he was told "



    •  Antonyms : 

    • (N/A)




    3: to express one's unfavorable opinion of the worth or quality of;


      * e.g., " ... hey, don't knock it until you've tried it "



    •  Antonyms : 

    • (N/A)




    [Verb]  | "knock (about)" 


    1: to move about from place to place aimlessly;


      * e.g., " ... we knocked about from town to town, looking for work "



    •  Antonyms : 

    • (N/A)




    [Verb]  | "knocking back" 


    1: to swallow in liquid form;


      * e.g., " ... desperately thirsty, she knocked back an entire glass of water without pausing "



    •  Antonyms : 

    • (N/A)




    [Verb]  | "knocking down" 


    1: to receive as return for effort;


      * e.g., " ... she's knocking down a good salary, but she has to work very hard "




    2: to take apart;


      * e.g., " ... right after the holidays the stores start to knock down the window displays "




    3: to strike (someone) so forcefully as to cause a fall;


      * e.g., " ... the overexcited dog knocked the toddler down "




    [Verb]  | "knocking off" 


    1: to bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end;


      * e.g., " ... knock it off! "




    2: to stop doing (something) permanently;


      * e.g., " ... decided it was time to knock off telling fantastic fibs about her family background "




    3: to take away (an amount or number) from a total;


      * e.g., " ... a proposal to knock 10 cents off the gasoline tax "



    •  Antonyms : 

    • (N/A)




    [Verb]  | "knocking out" 


    1: to use up all the physical energy of;


      * e.g., " ... the entire staff knocked itself out getting the project finished on time "



    •  Antonyms : 

    • (N/A)




    [Verb]  | "knocking over" 


    1: to remove valuables from (a place) unlawfully;


      * e.g., " ... he knocked over six convenience stores before getting caught "



    •  Antonyms : 

    • (N/A)




    2: to strike (someone) so forcefully as to cause a fall;


      * e.g., " ... knocked me over trying to get out the door "



    •  Antonyms : 

    • (N/A)




    [Verb]  | "knocking up" 


    1: to cause to stop sleeping;


      * e.g., " ... I asked the clerk at the hotel to knock me up at 7:00 a.m. "




    [Phrase]  | "knocking dead" 


    1: to fill with overwhelming emotion (as wonder or delight);


      * e.g., " ... You've worked hard on this performance, and I know you're going to knock them dead. "



    •  Antonyms : 

    • (N/A)




     [ "knocking" ]

    1: talking down, disrespecting, degrating in a nice way

      * e.g.,  ... I aint knocking your lexus but my caddy will smoke ya.. 

     [ "knocking" ]

    1: falling asleep

      * e.g.,  ... Bobby's knocking after the BDE Meeting 

     [ "knock knock" ]

    1: Popular children's game derived from William Shakespear's "Macbeth" - Act 2, Scene 3, line 7, "Knock, knock! Who's there, in th'other devil's name?.."

      * e.g.,  ... Knock knock? 

     [ "Knock Knock" ]

    1: A fun game in which the participant stands outside a closed door where someone is sleeping. The player pulls out his penis and begins to masturbate. He must stand close enough to the door so his hand knocks on the door as he masturbates. The aim of this fun game is to get off before the sleeping occupants wake up and come to see what all the noise is. While the player technically loses if the occupant comes out of the room too early, the player may be able to get sex out of the occupant should it be an attractive female.

      * e.g.,  ... Guy 1: Dude I'm bored. What can we do? 

     [ "knock-knocks" ]

    1: slang for Jehova's Witnesses. Due to the fact that they come knocking on your door almost every damn saturday morning when ur trying to watch cartoons or eat breakfast. They feel compelled to interrupt your important free weekend morning by telling you about how god loves you and such.

      * e.g.,  ... I was beating off to some ill ass porn, then the knock-knocks came callin and I had to put the beef away. I got pissed, drew a pentagram on my forehead and answered with a massive boner, informing them that I had found solice in satan and blasphemy. I asked them if I could get back to having sex with this downs syndrome girl I had picked up at the bus stop. They haven't been back since. 

     [ "Knock. Knock." ]

    1: "Knock. Knock." Is a term used primarily by hackers and they send them to their victims who they are about to swat usualy on Twitter or private message.

      * e.g.,  ... Knock. Knock. 

     [ "knock for knock" ]

    1: (Legal Idiom) The fault and consequences are bourne equally by all present parties.

      * e.g.,  ... My decision on the accident was knock for knock. 

     [ "knock-knock" ]

    1: Term used by the BSP crew when refering to anything negative. Mainly used when no other term will suffice.

      * e.g.,  ... God damned fucking mother-fucking knock-knock as fucking knock-knockhead 

     [ "Knocking" ]

    1: Something your family can’t do before they enter your room

      * e.g.,  ... *mother barges in bedroom whilst you’re in the middle of having sex* 

     [ "Knocking" ]

    1: Punching a Door until it opens

      * e.g.,  ... * Invention of Knocking *: "I'LL PUNCH YOUR DOOR UNTIL YOU OPEN!" 

     No results from Words API...

     No results from Linguatools Conjugations API...

     No results from Words API...

     No results from Word Associations API...


    * Query The Library of Babel *
    * Query Wikipedia *
    * Query Google *

    * Discuss! *

    You must be signed in to post comments!

    Top comments for:
    "knocking"