knock

knock has 17 senses in the JumbleFix dictionary. Letters: 5.

Definitions

• v. i.. To drive or be driven against something; to strike against something; to clash; as, one heavy body knocks against another.
• v. i.. To strike or beat with something hard or heavy; to rap; as, to knock with a club; to knock on the door.
• v. t.. To strike with something hard or heavy; to move by striking; to drive (a thing) against something; as, to knock a ball with a bat; to knock the head against a post; to knock a lamp off the table.
• v. t.. To strike for admittance; to rap upon, as a door.
• n.. A blow; a stroke with something hard or heavy; a jar.
• n.. A stroke, as on a door for admittance; a rap.
• n.. the act of hitting vigorously; "he gave the table a whack"
• n.. negative criticism
• n.. a bad experience; "the school of hard knocks"
• n.. the sound of knocking (as on a door or in an engine or bearing); "the knocking grew louder"
• n.. a vigorous blow; "the sudden knock floored him"; "he took a bash right in his face"; "he got a bang on the head"
• v.. 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"