to knock

To make a metallic knocking sound in an engine when fuel burns too early

To make a knocking sound in an engine when fuel burns too early

You say it to avoid bad luck after saying something good

To surprise someone very much and leave them speechless

Make someone feel less proud by criticizing or embarrassing them

To be so surprised that you almost cannot react

To make someone feel very tired, weak, or sad

To hit or shock someone so they feel dazed

To hit someone very hard or to shock someone very much

To sell a lot of movie tickets

To defeat the person or team at the top and take their place

To be hit so hard that you fall and cannot get up

To make someone unconscious by a hit, illness, or being very tired

Stop doing something, often when it is annoying

Use force to make someone or something fall to the ground

Tell someone to stop doing something annoying

To break or remove something by force, often by hitting it

Make something fall by hitting or bumping it

To hit a door with your hand to get people inside to notice

To remove someone or something from a competition by defeating them

To make a woman pregnant

Make a building or wall fall down suddenly

Kill someone as part of a crime

To impress someone strongly so they feel admiration

To appear as a good chance for you

Make something quickly with little effort

Make the electricity go off by damaging power lines or equipment

To make someone unconscious by hitting them

Lower the price by a set amount

Hit something by accident when you move and touch it

An informal way to say to have sex with someone

To make someone start thinking and behaving reasonably, often by scolding or force

To surprise someone very much so they cannot react

Steal things, for example electronics or cars

To hit something hard so it moves or gets damaged

Reduce how much a gene works in cells

To make something quickly and simply from things you have, like a shelter or meal

Make something quickly that will not last long

To impress many people by doing something very well

To make someone pregnant, said informally

To still be around in a place or situation

A short joke that starts with 'Knock knock!' and uses a call and answer

An indirect result of an event that causes other changes

With knees that bend inward and touch while the ankles stay apart

Knees that turn inward and touch when the legs are straight

A rummy game where a player ends a round if unmatched cards total less than ten points

The illegal action of hitting the ball forward with the hand or arm while trying to catch it

Very violent and intense, often about a fight or argument

A strong feeling or sound in the stomach that tells you to eat soon