Another word for knock

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knock

n.

rap, thump, whack; see beat 1, blow 1, injury 1.

knock Synonyms

knock

v.

tap, rap, thump; see beat 1, 2, hit 1, hurt 1.

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Another word for knock

verb

To deliver a powerful blow to suddenly and sharply:
bash, catch, clout, hit, pop¹, slam, slog, slug³, smash, smite, sock, strike, swat, thwack, whack, wham, whop. (Informal) biff, bop, clip¹, wallop. (Slang) belt, conk, paste. Idioms: let someone have it, sock it to someone. See attack, strike
To make a noise by striking:
rap¹, tap¹. See sounds
(Slang)
To find fault with:
blame, censure, criticize, fault, rap¹. (Informal) cut up, pan. See praise

phrasal verb knock about or around

To be rough or brutal with:
manhandle, rough (up), slap around. (Slang) mess up. See attack, strike
To injure or damage, as by abuse or heavy wear:
batter, mangle¹, maul, rough up. See attack, help, strike
(Informal)
To speak together and exchange ideas and opinions about:
bandy (about), discuss, moot, talk over, thrash out (or over), thresh out (or over), toss around. (Informal) hash (over), kick around. (Slang) rap³. Idiom: go into a huddle. See words

phrasal verb knock down

To cause to fall, as from a shot or blow:
bring down, cut down, down, drop, fell¹, flatten, floor, ground, level, prostrate, strike down, throw. (Slang) deck¹. Idiom: lay low. See rise
To pull down or break up so that reconstruction is impossible:
demolish, destroy, dismantle, dynamite, level, pull down, pulverize, raze, tear down, wreck. (Aerospace) destruct. See help

phrasal verb knock off

(Informal)
To take away (a quantity) from another quantity:
abate, deduct, discount, rebate, subtract, take (off). See increase
(Slang)
To take the life of (a person or persons) unlawfully:
destroy, finish (off), kill¹, liquidate, murder, slay. (Informal) put away. (Slang) bump off, do in, off, rub out, waste, wipe out, zap. See help
(Slang)
To take property or possessions from (a person or company, for example) unlawfully and usually forcibly:
hold up, rob, stick up. (Slang) heist. See crimes, give

phrasal verb knock out

To render powerless or motionless, as by inflicting severe injury:
cripple, disable, immobilize, incapacitate, paralyze. Idiom: put out of action (or commission). See help
(Informal)
To make extremely tired:
exhaust, fag (out), tire out, wear out. (Informal) tucker (out). (Slang) do in, poop¹ (out). Idioms: run ragged, take it out of. See tired