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knocks

  • plural
    of knock.
    knock
    verb (used without object)
    to strike a sounding blow with the fist, knuckles, or anything hard, especially on a door, window, or the like, as in seeking admittance, calling attention, or giving a signal.
  • present tense form
    of knock (3rd person singular).
    knock
    verb (used without object)
    to strike a sounding blow with the fist, knuckles, or anything hard, especially on a door, window, or the like, as in seeking admittance, calling attention, or giving a signal.

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Claire desperately needs a charge, so she knocks on the door of her previously unmet neighbor across the hall, Oliver, to see if she can borrow the necessary device.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026

That rise would have been higher without the government's VAT cut, which knocks the equivalent of about £45 a year off a typical bill.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

"Someone said to me he doesn't feel like he'd win a world title unless he knocks him out. I didn't like that," promoter Frank Warren said afterwards.

From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026

In theory, the decision knocks years off Henrikson’s sentence.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2026

Andrew slips in a puddle of spilled glue and knocks himself unconscious on the floor.

From "Linked" by Gordon Korman