Meaning

2 senses
  1. To cause a pitcher to be replaced by heavy hitting.

  2. (idiomatic)To cause something to be replaced by something else.

Examples

2 sentences
  1. They knocked the box to pieces.

  2. Whatever you do, don't knock over that box.

Forms

knocks out of the box, knocking out of the box, knocked out of the box, knocked out of the box
Base formknock out of the box · to knock out of the box
3rd person singularknocks out of the box
Present participleknocking out of the box
Past simpleknocked out of the box
Past participleknocked out of the box

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyknock out of the box
he, she, itknocks out of the box

Past simpleLesson

all personsknocked out of the box

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave knocked out of the box
he, she, ithas knocked out of the box

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill knock out of the box

Synonyms

1 synonyms
cause something to be replaced by something else:oust

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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