knock

  • (noun): Sudden fatigue as a result of glycogen depletion from not having taken in enough nutrition.
  • (noun): An abrupt rapping sound, as from an impact of a hard object against wood.
  • (noun): A sharp impact.
  • (noun): Criticism.
  • (noun): Preignition, a type of abnormal combustion occurring in spark ignition engines caused by self-ignition; also, the characteristic knocking sound associated with it.
  • (noun): A batsman's innings.
  • (verb): To strike for admittance; to rap upon, as a door.
  • (verb): To criticize verbally; to denigrate; to undervalue.
  • (verb): To kick a ball towards another player; to pass.
  • (verb): To impress forcibly or strongly; to astonish; to move to admiration or applause.
  • (verb): To bump or impact.
  • (verb): To rap one's knuckles against something, especially wood.
  • I heard a knock on my door.
  • He took a knock on the head.
  • He played a slow but sure knock of 35.
  • Don’t knock it until you’ve tried it.
  • I accidentally knocked my drink off the bar.