ALL meanings of knocks
knock
K k - noun knocks Plural form of knock. 1
- verb without object knocks to strike a sounding blow with the fist, knuckles, or anything hard, especially on a door, window, or the like, as in seeking admittance, calling attention, or giving a signal: to knock on the door before entering. 1
- verb without object knocks to strike in collision; bump: He knocked into a table. 1
- verb without object knocks to make a pounding noise: The engine of our car is knocking badly. 1
- verb without object knocks Informal. to engage in trivial or carping criticism; find fault. 1
- verb without object knocks Cards. to end a game, as in gin rummy, by laying down a hand in which those cards not included in sets total less than a specific amount. 1
- verb with object knocks to give a sounding or forcible blow to; hit; strike; beat. 1
- verb with object knocks to drive, force, or render by a blow or blows: to knock a man senseless. 1
- verb with object knocks to make by striking a blow or blows: to knock a hole in the wall. 1
- verb with object knocks to strike (a thing) against something else. 1
- verb with object knocks Informal. to criticize, especially in a carping manner: He's always knocking everything. 1
- verb with object knocks British Slang. to astound; impress greatly. 1
- noun knocks an act or instance of knocking. 1
- noun knocks the sound of knocking, especially a rap, as at a door. 1
- noun knocks a blow or thump. 1
- noun knocks Informal. an adverse criticism. 1
- noun knocks the noise resulting from faulty combustion or from incorrect functioning of some part of an internal-combustion engine. 1
- noun knocks Cricket. an innings. 1
- noun knocks British Slang. one of a combination of dealers who bid together, rather than against each other, at an auction, and later resell the purchases among themselves. an auction at which this is done. the sale of merchandise recently obtained by a dealer at an auction. 1
- idioms knocks have it knocked, Slang. to be assured of success: With a government job, he thought he had it knocked. 1
- idioms knocks knock out of the box, Baseball. to cause a pitcher to be removed from the box because the pitcher has permitted too many hits to be made. Also, knock out. 1
- idioms knocks knock the / one's socks off, Informal. to have an overwhelming effect on: The song knocked the socks off the audience. 1