no-knock

[ noh-nok ]
/ ˈnoʊˌnɒk /

adjective

antiknock.
Law. that authorizes law-enforcement officers to enter premises unannounced and without identifying themselves: a no-knock narcotics policy.

QUIZZES

HEED THE VOX POPULI, AND TAKE THIS WORD OF THE DAY QUIZ!

Test your memory on these verbal firecrackers from the week of June 29 to July 5!
Question 1 of 7
anchorite
a granular metamorphic rock.
a person who has retired to a solitary place for a life of religious seclusion.
a hobble or fetter for a horse or other animal.
TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT

Origin of no-knock

An Americanism dating back to 1965–70

Words nearby no-knock

no-hit, no-hitter, no-hoper, no-host, no-iron, no-knock, no-load, no-lose, no-man's-land, no-mark, no-mates
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020