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knock-up

noun

Meaning

  1. A short practice session before a tennis match.
  2. Something constructed shoddily or hastily.
  3. A pregnancy.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

knockup(English)hit-out(English)rest(English)knockabout(English)knockout(English)tune-up(English)stop(English)hitout(English)

Descendant words

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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