Definizione monolingua

knock

knock (third-person singular simple present knocks, present participle knocking, simple past and past participle knocked)

1. To rap ones knuckles against something, especially wood.

   Knock on the door and find out if theyre home.

2. To bump or impact.

   I knocked against the table and bruised my leg.

   • 1900, L. Frank Baum , The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Chapter 23

     ""The Silver Shoes,"" said the Good Witch, ""have wonderful powers. And one of the most curious things about them is that they can carry you to any place in the world in three steps, and each step will be made in the wink of an eye. All you have to do is to knock the heels together three times and command the shoes to carry you wherever you wish to go.""

3. (colloquial) To denigrate, undervalue.

   Dont knock it until youve tried it.

4. (soccer) To pass, kick a ball towards another player.
   • 2011 January 11, Jonathan Stevenson, “West Ham 2 - 1 Birmingham”, BBC:

     Despite enjoying more than their fair share of possession the visitors did not look like creating anything, with their lack of a killer ball painfully obvious as they harmlessly knocked the ball around outside the home sides box without ever looking like they would hurt them.

knock (plural knocks)

1. An abrupt rapping sound, as from an impact of a hard object against wood

   I heard a knock on my door.

2. An impact.

   He took a knock on the head.

3. (cricket) a batsmans innings.

   He played a slow but sure knock of 35.

4. (automotive) A type of abnormal combustion occurring in spark ignition engines caused by self-ignition or the characteristic knocking sound associated with it.

Definizione dizionario knock

	battere
	to rap one's knuckles against something
	Fare un suono colpendo le proprie articolazioni contro qualcosa.
	To make a sound by striking one's knuckles against something.

	bussare
	to rap one's knuckles against something
	Colpire, specialmente una porta, per farsi aprire o per chiedere il permesso di entrare.
	To knock, especially a door, in order to ask for someone to open it, and, thus, to be able to go inside.

	colpo
	abrupt rapping sound
	impact

colpire

picchiare

	botta
	impact

	autocombustione
	abnormal combustion

	buttare giù
	to denigrate

	denigrare
	to denigrate

	distruggere
	to denigrate

	sbattere
	to rap one's knuckles against something

	sparlare
	to denigrate

battito

battuta

bussare alla porta

bussata

cozzare

criticare

fare

percossa

percuotere

picchio

riprendere

scontrarsi

toccare

urtare

urto

Altri significati:

To bump or impact.

(automotive) A type of abnormal combustion occurring in spark ignition engines caused by self-ignition or the characteristic knocking sound associated with it.

An abrupt rapping sound, as from an impact of a hard object against wood

An impact.

(cricket) a batsman's innings.

to bump or impact

try (an idea) on someone

To rap one's knuckles against something, especially wood.

(soccer) To pass, kick a ball towards another player.

(colloquial) To denigrate, undervalue.