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• Knock (short story) — Knock , written by Fredric Brown, is a science fiction short story that starts with a description of a sweet little horror story that is only two sentences long. It then goes on to elaborate on those two sentences and build a more complete story… …   Wikipedia

• knock|a|bout — «NOK uh BOWT», noun, adjective. –n. 1. a small, easily handled sailboat having one mast, a mainsail, and a jib, but without a bowsprit. 2. something suitable for rough use, such as a car: »He drives an old knockabout. 3. British. a) slapstick;… …   Useful english dictionary

• knock — knock1 W3S1 [nɔk US na:k] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(door)¦ 2¦(hit and move something)¦ 3¦(hit somebody hard)¦ 4¦(hit part of your body)¦ 5 knock on doors 6 be knocking on the door 7¦(remove wall)¦ 8 knock a hole in/through something 9¦(criticize)¦ …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• Knock knock ginger — The original term Knock Knock Ginger, now also known as Ding Dong Dash, Ding Dong Ditch, Knock Door Run, Dolly Knock, Chappy (Scotland), Chap Door Run, Knock Down Ginger, Ring and Run, Knick Knock Nanny, Nicky Nicky Nine Door, Buzz Buzz Book it,… …   Wikipedia

• Knock Shrine — Our Lady of Knock, Queen of Ireland Basilica. Knock Shrine (Irish: Scrín Chnoc Mhuire) is a major Roman Catholic pilgrimage site and National Shrine in the village of Knock, County Mayo, Ireland, where it is claimed there was an apparition of the …   Wikipedia

• knock — 1 verb 1 DOOR/WINDOW (T) to hit a door or window with your closed hand to attract the attention of the people inside: Why don t you knock before you come in? (+ at/on): I turned to see Jane knocking frantically on the taxi window. 2 HIT/MAKE STH… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• knock — knock1 [ nak ] verb *** 1. ) intransitive or transitive to hit something, causing damage or harm: Mike had knocked his leg against a table. a ) transitive to hit something and force it somewhere: He knocked a couple of nails into the door. b )… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• knock — I UK [nɒk] / US [nɑk] verb Word forms knock : present tense I/you/we/they knock he/she/it knocks present participle knocking past tense knocked past participle knocked *** 1) [intransitive/transitive] to hit something, causing damage or harm Mike …   English dictionary

• knock — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 firm sharp sound ADJECTIVE ▪ loud, sharp ▪ gentle, light, quiet, soft ▪ timid ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• there — there1 W1S1 [ðeə, ðə US ðer, ðər] pron there is/exists/remains etc used to say that something exists or happens ▪ Is there any milk left? ▪ There are a few things we need to discuss. ▪ There must be easier ways of doing this. ▪ There seems to be… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• knock*/*/*/ — [nɒk] verb I 1) [I] to hit a door with your hand or with a knocker They walked up to the door and knocked loudly.[/ex] I knocked on his door but got no reply.[/ex] 2) [T] to hit something so that it moves somewhere I knocked a picture off the… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English