Meaning

1 senses

  1. To flog or beat with a knout.

Origin

Via French knout from Russian кнут (knut), from Old East Slavic кнутъ (knutŭ), from Old No

Via French knout from Russian кнут (knut), from Old East Slavic кнутъ (knutŭ), from Old Norse knútr (“knot in a cord”). Doublet of knot, node, and nodus.

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Forms

knouts, knouting, knouted, knouted
Base formknout · to knout
3rd person singularknouts
Present participleknouting
Past simpleknouted
Past participleknouted

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyknout
he, she, itknouts

Past simpleLesson

all personsknouted

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave knouted
he, she, ithas knouted

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill knout

Synonyms

1 synonyms
to whip or scourge:whipB2

Word family

1 related words
Derivedknouter

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
knockoutknotB2knottyknowA1knowing

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