KNOCK
What does "KNOCK" mean?
To strike a surface with a sharp blow, often to make a sound or gain entry.
Meanings
- To strike something, especially a door, to make a noise. Please knock before you come into my office.
- To collide with or strike something forcefully. He knocked his elbow on the corner of the desk.
- To criticize or disparage. Don't knock it until you've actually tried it. informal
- A sharp blow or its sound; also a setback. There was a sudden knock at the window.
Word origin
From Old English 'cnocian', probably imitative of the sound of a blow; related to similar echoic forms across the Germanic languages.
Remember it
KNOCK starts with the same silent K as KNUCKLE - the part of you that does the knocking.
A little poem
Two knuckles, twice, against the painted wood-
a small request the whole house understood:
let me cross from where I am to where I should.
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Wordplay
- Knock knock. Who's there? A word that opens with a letter you can't hear.
What it teaches
A knock is the smallest honest way to ask: I am here, will you let me in?
Quick facts
What does KNOCK mean?
To strike a surface with a sharp blow, often to make a sound or gain entry.
Is KNOCK a valid word?
Yes — KNOCK is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is KNOCK?
KNOCK has 5 letters and 1 syllable.
Where does KNOCK come from?
From Old English 'cnocian', probably imitative of the sound of a blow; related to similar echoic forms across the Germanic languages.
What can KNOCK teach us?
A knock is the smallest honest way to ask: I am here, will you let me in?
How players do
Be the first to solve it.