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Synonyms for knock
nɒkknock

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English Synonyms and Antonyms0.0 / 0 votes

  1. knock

    A blow is a sudden impact, as of a fist or a club; a stroke is a sweeping movement; as, the stroke of a sword, of an oar, of the arm in swimming. A shock is the sudden encounter with some heavy body; as, colliding railway-trains meet with a shock; the shock of battle. A slap is given with the open hand, a lash with a whip, thong, or the like; we speak also of the cut of a whip. A buffet or cuff is given only with the hand; a blow either with hand or weapon. A cuff is a somewhat sidelong blow, generally with the open hand; as, a cuff or box on the ear. A stripe is the effect or mark of a stroke. In the metaphorical sense, blow is used for sudden, stunning, staggering calamity or sorrow; stroke for sweeping disaster, and also for sweeping achievement and success. We say a stroke of paralysis, or a stroke of genius. We speak of the buffets of adverse fortune. Shock is used of that which is at once sudden, violent, and prostrating; we speak of a shock of electricity, the shock of an amputation, a shock of surprise. Compare BEAT.

    Synonyms:
    blow, box, buffet, calamity, concussion, cuff, cut, disaster, lash, misfortune, rap, shock, stripe, stroke, thump

Princeton's WordNet5.0 / 1 vote

  1. knock, knockingnoun

    the sound of knocking (as on a door or in an engine or bearing)

    "the knocking grew louder"

    Synonyms:
    whack, whang, belt, bang, roast, smash, knocking, bash, rap

  2. knock, roastnoun

    negative criticism

    Synonyms:
    whack, whang, joint, belt, bang, roast, smash, knocking, bash, rap

  3. knock, bash, bang, smash, beltnoun

    a vigorous blow

    "the sudden knock floored him"; "he took a bash right in his face"; "he got a bang on the head"

    Synonyms:
    crash, bam, swath, boot, clap, bang, fringe, strike, thrill, smasher, roast, rap, belted ammunition, belt, kick, rush, flush, overhead, brawl, smash-up, belt ammunition, charge, whang, whack, hit, knocking, eruption, bash, do, blast, smash

  4. knocknoun

    a bad experience

    "the school of hard knocks"

    Synonyms:
    whack, whang, belt, bang, roast, smash, knocking, bash, rap

  5. knock, belt, rap, whack, whangverb

    the act of hitting vigorously

    "he gave the table a whack"

    Synonyms:
    bang, strike, swath, roast, rap, tap, belt, belted ammunition, pat, belt ammunition, blame, whang, whack, rap music, knocking, bash, hip-hop, smash

  6. knock, strike hardverb

    deliver a sharp blow or push :"He knocked the glass clear across the room"

    Synonyms:
    bump, criticize, strike hard, ping, pink, criticise, rap, pick apart, tap

  7. knockverb

    rap with the knuckles

    "knock on the door"

    Synonyms:
    bump, criticize, strike hard, ping, pink, criticise, rap, pick apart, tap

  8. bump, knockverb

    knock against with force or violence

    "My car bumped into the tree"

    Synonyms:
    criticise, encounter, happen, chance, relegate, bump, rap, tap, pink, demote, break, kick downstairs, ping, find, pick apart, criticize, strike hard, dislodge

  9. tap, rap, knock, pinkverb

    make light, repeated taps on a surface

    "he was tapping his fingers on the table impatiently"

    Synonyms:
    criticise, pick apart, solicit, bump, exploit, wiretap, tip, rap, tap, pink, intercept, bug, beg, tapdance, ping, knap, criticize, strike hard

  10. pink, ping, knockverb

    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"

    Synonyms:
    criticize, strike hard, ping, pink, criticise, bump, rap, pick apart, tap

  11. knock, criticize, criticise, pick apartverb

    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:
    bump, criticize, strike hard, ping, pink, criticise, rap, pick apart, tap

Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. knocknoun

    Synonyms:
    rap (as at a door), clap

  2. knocknoun

    Synonyms:
    blow, slap, cuff, buffet, box

  3. knockverb

    Synonyms:
    rap (as at a door)

  4. knockverb

    Synonyms:
    beat, strike, hit, bump, slap

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. knocknoun

    Synonyms:
    blow, stroke, rap

  2. knockverb

    Synonyms:
    rap, clash, bump, strike, beat

PPDB, the paraphrase database0.0 / 0 votes

  1. List of paraphrases for "knock":

    toc, hit, knocking, strike, punch, hitting, ocd, ks

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MD0.0 / 0 votes

  1. knock

    Synonyms:
    Pericardial knock, see there

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How to use knock in a sentence?

  1. Condoleezza Rice:

    Vladimir Putin is out there talking about his nuclear missiles and we should just say, first of all, nobody has ever said American missile defenses could knock down thousands of Russian missiles—I told him that myself, personally, when I was secretary of state, that missile defense is aimed at Iran or North Korea—not Russia.

  2. Jason Vance:

    That's what kind of made you all come up with the original' hey we're just going to knock, try to get her to the door', you know, the most passive way to serve the warrant, right.

  3. Ali Hughson:

    When we moved to South Queensferry, we had our own garden and there was a shed but it had seen better days, so I decided then to make it more special, i needed a workshop, so I decided to knock the shed down and build it there in the garden.

  4. Breonna Taylor:

    Paul recalled how he, his wife and two others were trying to make it back to their hotel when they were swarmed. Fox Friends were shouting threats to us to kills us, to hurt us but theyre also saying, shouting, Say Her Name. Breonna Taylor, you couldnt reason with this mob, but Im actually the author of the Breonna Taylor law to end no-knock raids, so the irony is lost on these idiots that theyre trying to kill the person whos actually trying to get rid of no-knock raids. They were shouting and screaming really these people were unhinged.

  5. Steve Atwater:

    When I heard the knock of the door, I knew it was time.


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