A2noun · countable / uncountable · common

knock

knock · knocks

удар, стук

Schlag, Klopfen

An abrupt rapping sound, as from an impact of a hard object against woodAn abrupt rapping sound, as from an impact of a hard object against wood.

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» Please knock before you come in.

Klopfen Sie bitte vor dem Eintreten. — MUIRIEL

Klopfe bitte an, bevor du hereinkommst! — Pfirsichbaeumchen

Пожалуйста, стучите, прежде чем войти. — marafon

Будь ласка, стукайте перед тим, як увійти. — deniko

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Meaning

8 senses

(countable, uncountable)An abrupt rapping sound, as from an impact of a hard object against wood.
Klopfen
стукstuk
стукstuk
(countable, uncountable)A sharp impact.
He took a knock on the head.
Schlag
ударudar
ударudar
(countable, figuratively, informal, uncountable)A criticism.
negative criticism
(countable, figuratively, informal, uncountable)A blow or setback.
a vigorous blow
(uncountable)Preignition, a type of abnormal combustion occurring in spark ignition engines caused by self-ignition; also, the characteristic knocking sound associated with it.
(countable, slang, uncountable)A batsman's innings.
He had a good knock and scored well.
(countable, uncountable)A ball hit into play, especially one that becomes a hit.
He played a slow but sure knock of 35.
(uncountable)Synonym of hunger knock.

Examples

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Please knock before you come in.
Будь ласка, стукайте перед тим, як увійти. — deniko
ruПожалуйста, стучите, прежде чем войти. — marafon
deKlopfen Sie bitte vor dem Eintreten. — MUIRIEL
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Her mother knocked on the door.
Її мати постукала в двері. — brambury
deIhre Mutter klopfte an die Tür. — samueldora
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I heard someone knock on the door.
Я чув, як хтось стукав у двері. — Ahha
ruЯ услышал чей-то стук в дверь. — odexed
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He was knocked down by a truck.
Його збила вантажівка. — Ahha
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It seems that the door was knocked down.
Схоже, двері були вибиті. — Ahha
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Translations

8 languages

Українська

By meaning 2

abrupt rapping sound:

impact:

Русский

By meaning 2

abrupt rapping sound:

impact:

Deutsch

By meaning 2

abrupt rapping sound:

impact:

Origin

From Middle English knokken, from Old English cnocian, ġecnocian, ġecnucian, cnucian (“to

From Middle English knokken, from Old English cnocian, ġecnocian, ġecnucian, cnucian (“to knock, pound on, beat”), from Proto-West Germanic *knokōn, from Proto-Germanic *knukōną (“to knock”), a suffixed form of *knu-, *knew- (“to pound on, beat”), from Proto-Indo-European *gnew-, *gen- (“to squeeze, pinch, kink, ball up, concentrate”). The English word is cognate with Middle High German knochen (“to hit”), Old English cnuian, cnuwian (“to pound, knock”), Old Norse knoka (compare Danish knuge (“to squeeze”), Swedish knocka (“to hug”)). More at knuckle.

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