KNOCK


Meaning of KNOCK in English

I.

noun

1 firm sharp sound

ADJECTIVE

▪ loud , sharp

▪ gentle , light , quiet , soft

▪ timid

▪ sudden

VERB + KNOCK

▪ hear

▪ answer

She hurried to answer the ~ at the door.

PHRASES

▪ a ~ at the door , a ~ on the door

There was a loud ~ at the door.

2 sharp blow from sth

ADJECTIVE

▪ hard , nasty ( esp. BrE )

the hard ~s of life ( figurative )

▪ minor ( esp. BrE )

VERB + KNOCK

▪ get , have , take

You've had a nasty ~ on the head.

Their pride took quite a ~ when they lost 5–0. ( figurative )

▪ give sb/sth

PREPOSITION

▪ ~ on

II.

verb

1 hit/bump

ADVERB

▪ accidentally

I accidentally ~ed the vase over.

PREPOSITION

▪ against

The stick ~ed against the wall.

▪ off

He had ~ed one of the pictures off the wall.

▪ on

I ~ed my head on one of the beams.

PHRASES

▪ ~ sb/sth flying

He was ~ed flying as two policemen came crashing through the door.

▪ ~ sb off balance , ~ sb off their feet

The explosion ~ed him off his feet.

▪ ~ sb senseless , ~ sb unconscious

The blow ~ed him unconscious.

▪ ~ sb to the ground

2 bang on a door

ADVERB

▪ loudly

▪ gently , lightly , quietly , softly

▪ politely , timidly

PREPOSITION

▪ at

Someone ~ed loudly at the door.

▪ on

She ~ed timidly on the study door and entered.

PHRASES

▪ without ~ing

Dobson walked straight into her office without ~ing.

Knock is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ blow , ↑ knee

Knock is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ nail , ↑ shin

Oxford Collocations English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь словосочетаний .