to knock sharply

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• knock — I. verb Etymology: Middle English knoken, from Old English cnocian; akin to Middle High German knochen to press Date: before 12th century intransitive verb 1. to strike something with a sharp blow 2. to collide with something 3. a. bustle …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• knock-on effect — noun a) The continued running of an engine after the ignition has been turned off; dieseling. If a coach arrives late, it has a knock on effect on the entire coach station. b) A secondary, often unintended effect. There are various [to the… …   Wiktionary

• knock — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. pound, strike, hit, rap, tap; tamp; bump, collide; informal, belittle, depreciate. n. stroke, bump; rap[ping]; informal, slur, aspersion. See impulse, disapprobation. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. rap,… …   English dictionary for students

• jolt — jolter, n. joltingly, adv. joltless, adj. /johlt/, v.t. 1. to jar, shake, or cause to move by or as if by a sudden rough thrust; shake up roughly: The bus jolted its passengers as it went down the rocky road. 2. to knock sharply so as to dislodge …   Universalium

• jolt — [[t]dʒoʊlt[/t]] v. t. 1) to cause to move by or as if by sudden rough jerks or bumps; shake up roughly 2) to knock sharply so as to move or dislodge; jar 3) to shock or startle 4) to bring to a specified state sharply or abruptly: to jolt someone …   From formal English to slang

• pop — I. verb (popped; popping) Etymology: Middle English poppen, of imitative origin Date: 15th century transitive verb 1. to strike or knock sharply ; hit 2. to push, put, or thrust suddenly and often deftly < pops a gr …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• jolt — 1. verb /dʒɒlt/ a) To push or shake abruptly and roughly. The bus jolted its passengers. b) To knock sharply; to deal a blow to. Her untimely death jolted us all. 2. nou …   Wiktionary

• Engine knocking — Pinging redirects here. For other uses, see Ping (disambiguation). Knocking (also called knock, detonation, spark knock, pinging or pinking) in spark ignition internal combustion engines occurs when combustion of the air/fuel mixture in the… …   Wikipedia

• international relations — a branch of political science dealing with the relations between nations. [1970 75] * * * Study of the relations of states with each other and with international organizations and certain subnational entities (e.g., bureaucracies and political… …   Universalium

• petroleum refining — Introduction  conversion of crude oil into useful products. History Distillation of kerosene and naphtha       The refining of crude petroleum owes its origin to the successful drilling of the first oil well in Titusville, Pa., in 1859. Prior to… …   Universalium

• Glossary of cricket terms — Cricket is a team sport played between two teams of eleven. It is known for its rich terminology.[1][2][3] Some terms are often thought to be arcane and humorous by those not familiar with the game.[4] This is a general glossary of the… …   Wikipedia