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verb (adverb, mainly tr)

Also: knock together informal to assemble quickly; improviseto knock up a set of shelves

British informal to waken; rouseto knock someone up early

slang to make pregnant

British informal to exhaustthe heavy work knocked him up

cricket to score (runs)

(intr) tennis squash badminton to practise or hit the ball about informally, esp before a match

noun knock-up

a practice session at tennis, squash, or a similar game

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How to use knock up in a sentence

Come ashore and knock up Dollmann; we must denounce him, and get them both aboard; it's now or never.
The Riddle of the Sands|Erskine Childers
"Better go slow and sure than fast and knock up the horses," cautioned Phineas, riding up beside him.
The Hero of Panama|F. S. Brereton
Inspector, do you really think it necessary to disturb the whole house and knock up all my guests?
Loyalties (Fifth Series Plays)|John Galsworthy
Men without stirrups look fine, ride bold, tire soon: men without discretion cut dash, but knock up all of a crack.
Eugene Aram, Complete|Edward Bulwer-Lytton

If you want to beat the enemy, you must knock up the revenue.
Sybil|Benjamin Disraeli

Other Idioms and Phrases with knock up

knock up

Make pregnant, as in The young girl said she was afraid of getting knocked up. [Slang; early 1800s]

Injure or damage, as in This coffee table got all knocked up in the moving van.

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