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/nษ’k/ English

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noun

  1. Sudden fatigue as a result of glycogen depletion from not having taken in enough nutrition.

noun

  1. An abrupt rapping sound, as from an impact of a hard object against wood.โ€œI heard a knock on my door.โ€
  2. A sharp impact.โ€œHe took a knock on the head.โ€
  3. Criticism.
  4. Preignition, a type of abnormal combustion occurring in spark ignition engines caused by self-ignition; also, the characteristic knocking sound associated with it.

verb

  1. To strike for admittance; to rap upon, as a door.
  2. To criticize verbally; to denigrate; to undervalue.โ€œDonโ€™t knock it until youโ€™ve tried it.โ€
  3. To kick a ball towards another player; to pass.
  4. To impress forcibly or strongly; to astonish; to move to admiration or applause.

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