knock in
knock in · knocks in · knocked in · knocking in
To potTo pot (a ball)
» Tom didn't knock before coming in.
Meaning
3 senses(transitive)To pot (a ball)
(transitive)To score (a break)
(obsolete)To enter college after hours—after half-past ten at night when the doors have been locked.
Examples
10 sentencesTom didn't knock before coming in.
Tom was knocked out in the tenth round.
ruТом был нокаутирован в десятом раунде. — sharptoothed
Ziri reluctantly knocked and walked in.
The knocking started again in a different location.
He was always knocking it back in those days.
deEr hat in dieser Zeit immer gesoffen. — Esperantostern
Forms
knocks in, knocking in, knocked in, knocked in| Base form | knock in · to knock in |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | knocks in |
| Present participle | knocking in |
| Past simple | knocked in |
| Past participle | knocked in |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
13 phrasal verbs- knock upнабридати, втомлюватисяTo put together, fabricate, or assemble, particularly if done hastily or temporarily.
- knock offзбити, збиватиTo remove (something or someone) by applying a strong force.
- knock outнокаутуватиTo strike or bump (someone or something) out.
- knock downпродати, продаватиTo hit or knock (something or someone), intentionally or accidentally, so that it falls.
- knock overзасмучувати, засмутитиTo bump or strike something in such a way as to tip it.
- knock aboutповісити, вішатиTo hit (someone or something) all over repeatedly; hence, to behave violently towards or mistreat (someone or something).
- knock onTo commit a foul by knocking the ball forward.
- knock inTo enter college after hours—after half-past ten at night when the doors have been locked.
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedknock out
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb