{
    "term": "knock",
    "partOfSpeech": "verb",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a2",
    "verbForms": {
        "presentSimple": {
            "iYouWeThey": "knock",
            "heSheIt": "knocks"
        },
        "pastSimple": "knocked",
        "pastParticiple": "knocked",
        "ingForm": "knocking"
    },
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "to hit a door, etc. in order to attract attention",
            "sensetop": "knock at/on something",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He knocked three times and waited."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I **knocked on the door** and went straight in.",
                    "contextForm": "knock at/on something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Somebody was knocking on the window."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Dobson walked straight into her office without knocking."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Someone knocked loudly at the door."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She knocked timidly on the study door and entered."
                }
            ],
            "synonyms": "rap",
            "collocations": {
                "adverb": ["loudly", "gently", "lightly"],
                "preposition": ["at", "on"],
                "phrases": ["without knocking"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "to hit something hard, often by accident",
            "sensetop": "knock something against/on somethingknock against/on somethingknock something",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Be careful you don't knock your head on this low beam.",
                    "contextForm": "knock something against/on something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Her hand knocked against the glass.",
                    "contextForm": "knock against/on something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She dropped the pile of books when he accidentally knocked her shoulder.",
                    "contextForm": "knock something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The door's very low—mind you don't knock your head!"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The stick knocked against the wall."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Health problems"],
            "collocations": {
                "adverb": ["accidentally"],
                "preposition": ["against", "off", "on"],
                "phrases": [
                    "knock somebody/​something flying",
                    "knock somebody off balance",
                    "knock somebody off their feet"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "to hit something so that it moves or breaks",
            "sensetop": "knock something + adv./prep.knock something",
            "labels": "(figurative)",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He'd knocked over a glass of water.",
                    "contextForm": "knock something + adv./prep."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I knocked the nail into the wall."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They had to knock the door down to get in."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He had knocked one of the pictures off the wall."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The boys were knocking *(= kicking)* a ball around in the back yard."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The criticism had knocked *(= damaged)* her self-esteem.",
                    "contextForm": "knock something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I accidentally knocked over his drink."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Mind you don't knock that glass over."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I accidentally knocked the vase off the table."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adverb": ["accidentally"],
                "preposition": ["against", "off", "on"],
                "phrases": [
                    "knock somebody/​something flying",
                    "knock somebody off balance",
                    "knock somebody off their feet"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "to put somebody/something into a particular state by hitting them/it",
            "sensetop": "knock somebody/something + adj.knock somebody/something doing somethingknock somebody/something + adv./prep.",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The blow knocked me flat.",
                    "contextForm": "knock somebody/something + adj."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He was knocked senseless by the blow."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She knocked my drink flying.",
                    "contextForm": "knock somebody/something doing something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The two rooms had been knocked into one *(= the wall between them had been knocked down)*.",
                    "contextForm": "knock somebody/something + adv./prep."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The blow knocked him unconscious."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The explosion knocked her off her feet."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He was knocked flying as two policemen came crashing through the door."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adverb": ["accidentally"],
                "preposition": ["against", "off", "on"],
                "phrases": [
                    "knock somebody/​something flying",
                    "knock somebody off balance",
                    "knock somebody off their feet"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 5,
            "definition": "to make a hole in something by hitting it hard",
            "sensetop": "knock something + adv./prep.",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "They managed to knock a hole in the wall."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 6,
            "definition": "if your heart knocks, it beats hard; if your knees knock, they shake, for example from fear",
            "cefr": "c2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "My heart was knocking wildly."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Feelings"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 7,
            "definition": "to make a regular sound of metal hitting metal, especially because there is something wrong",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 8,
            "definition": "to criticize somebody/something, especially when it happens unfairly",
            "sensetop": "knock somebody/something",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The newspapers are always knocking the England team."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It may sound pretty childish, but **don't knock it** until you've tried it."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to force people to stop arguing and behave in a sensible way",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": [],
            "topics": ["Opinion and argument"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to hit somebody very hard several times and hurt them very much",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Get out or I’ll beat the living daylights out of you!"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to hit somebody/something very hard",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He was a dirty player and loved to kick hell out of the opposition."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to surprise or impress somebody very much",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": [],
            "topics": ["Feelings"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to train somebody so that they do a particular job, task, etc. well",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "It took him just two weeks to knock the new recruits into shape."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to make something more acceptable, organized or successful",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I've got all the information together but it still needs knocking into shape."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It shouldn’t take long to get the company back into shape."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Success"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to affect somebody very deeply",
            "labels": "(British English)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The business over the lawsuit had really knocked her for six."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "used to threaten somebody that you will hit them",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to impress somebody very much",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "You look fabulous—you'll knock ’em dead tonight."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to be very much better than somebody/something",
            "labels": "(British English, old-fashioned)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She knocks the rest of the cast into a cocked hat."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "used to tell somebody to stop making a noise, annoying you, etc.",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Knock it off, kids—I’m trying to work."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to make somebody lose their position as somebody/something successful or admired",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "A lot of teams are looking to knock us off our perch."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Difficulty and failure"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to stop something from happening; to stop doing something",
            "labels": "(British English, informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The recession knocked on the head any idea of expanding the company."
                },
                {
                    "text": "By eleven o’clock we were all tired so we knocked it on the head."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "used when talking about your previous good luck or your hopes for the future, to avoid bringing bad luck",
            "labels": "(saying)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I've been driving for over 20 years and never had an accident—knock on wood!"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to surprise or shock somebody so much that they are unable to react immediately",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": [],
            "topics": ["Feelings"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to try and persuade somebody to stop behaving in a stupid way, sometimes using rough or violent methods",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Try and talk some sense into her before she makes the wrong decision."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Where would I be without you to knock some sense into my head?"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to be very much better than somebody/something",
            "labels": "(British English, informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She knocks spots off all the other candidates."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to make somebody lose their confidence and enthusiasm",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "used to express surprise",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": []
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/nɒk/",
                "audio": "kn/knock/knock__gb_2.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/nɒks/",
                "audio": "kn/knock/knocks__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/nɒkt/",
                "audio": "kn/knock/knocked__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈnɒkɪŋ/",
                "audio": "kn/knock/knocking__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/nɑːk/",
                "audio": "kn/knock/knock__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/nɑːks/",
                "audio": "kn/knock/knocks__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/nɑːkt/",
                "audio": "kn/knock/knocked__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈnɑːkɪŋ/",
                "audio": "kn/knock/knocking__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Old English cnocian, of imitative origin."
}