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View synonyms for knock up
knock up
verb
- informal.Alsoknock together to assemble quickly; improvise
to knock up a set of shelves
- informal.to waken; rouse
to knock someone up early
- slang.to make pregnant
- informal.to exhaust
the 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
- a practice session at tennis, squash, or a similar game
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Come ashore and knock up Dollmann; we must denounce him, and get them both aboard; it's now or never.
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"Better go slow and sure than fast and knock up the horses," cautioned Phineas, riding up beside him.
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Inspector, do you really think it necessary to disturb the whole house and knock up all my guests?
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Men without stirrups look fine, ride bold, tire soon: men without discretion cut dash, but knock up all of a crack.
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If you want to beat the enemy, you must knock up the revenue.
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