knock
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/nษk/
English
Definitions
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.โI heard a knock on my door.โ
- A sharp impact.โHe took a knock on the head.โ
- Criticism.
- Preignition, a type of abnormal combustion occurring in spark ignition engines caused by self-ignition; also, the characteristic knocking sound associated with it.
verb
- To strike for admittance; to rap upon, as a door.
- To criticize verbally; to denigrate; to undervalue.โDonโt knock it until youโve tried it.โ
- To kick a ball towards another player; to pass.
- To impress forcibly or strongly; to astonish; to move to admiration or applause.