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Meanings of knock in English

Catalan
hòstia
Spanish
tortazo

A vigorous blow.

        hòstia
        Portuguese
        golpe
        Catalan
        cop
        Spanish
        golpe

        The act of hitting vigorously.

              golpe
              Portuguese
              apreciar
              Catalan
              criticar
              Spanish
              criticar

              Find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws.

                  apreciar
                  Catalan
                  copejar
                  Spanish
                  golpear

                  Make light, repeated taps on a surface.

                        copejar
                        Usage of knock in English
                        1
                        Its Stafford government loans, for example, knock points off the interest rate.
                        Reuters
                        2
                        One positive result is likely to have a very positive knock-on effect!
                        The South African
                        3
                        The knock-on effects are seen in children's education, unemployment and financial losses.
                        The Guardian
                        4
                        The major knock-on effect has been that social media is more available.
                        BBC
                        5
                        The insistence that had been in the knock spoke in the voice.
                        Ben Blair / The Story of a Plainsman
                        6
                        There are fears of a knock-on effect on Iceland's important tourism industry.
                        Reuters
                        7
                        The real danger is there is a knock-on effect to consumer activity.
                        The Irish Times
                        8
                        They are typically given much cheaper aspirin to prevent cardiovascular knock-on diseases.
                        Reuters
                        9
                        The knock was obvious; it dirled the very roof of the house.
                        Doom Castle
                        10
                        That will have a knock-on effect on confidence, investment and rental values.
                        The Guardian
                        11
                        Defeat, however, could have grave knock-on effects for their World Cup hopes.
                        The Irish Times
                        12
                        This is having a major knock-on impact on the wider Greek economy.
                        BBC
                        13
                        When this happens you get what we call 'creep' with knock-on effects.
                        The Irish Times
                        14
                        Scientists are alarmed, saying there could be knock-on effects across the region.
                        The Guardian
                        15
                        There was a knock at the door; Fossy poked his head in.
                        The Grey Wig: Stories and Novelettes
                        16
                        Dad said the economy on Earth had taken a knock from stepping.
                        The Long War
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                        Knock through the time
                        Knock across language varieties
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                        Common
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                        Common
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