knock

Definition

Examples

Please knock before you enter the director's office.

Word Family

Synonyms

• rapa reproach for some lapse or misdeed
• tapthe sound made by a gentle blow
• banga vigorous blow

Collocations

• Easy knock on the door
  to knock on the door, meaning to deliver a sharp blow or push :
• Medium knock down trade barriers
  to knock down trade barriers, meaning to deliver a sharp blow or push :
• Hard knock-on effect across supply chain
  a collocation phrase: knock-on effect across supply chain
• Very Hard take a hard knock from contagion
  to perform, accept, or undertake an action regarding a hard knock from contagion