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Meanings of knock up in English

Portuguese
engravidar
Catalan
emprenyar
Spanish
embarazar

Make pregnant.

engravidar
Usage of knock up in English
1
The courageous thought struck them that they would knock up the old philosopher.
Samuel Johnson
2
If you want to beat the enemy, you must knock up the revenue.
Sybil, Or, The Two Nations
3
I could knock up a shack like this with tar paper, I could.
The Sturdy Oak / A composite Novel of American Politics by fourt...
4
The way you've passed these last three days might knock up a Titan.
Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Vol...
5
If he looks shocked at the suggestion, Dick can knock up a partition.
They and I
6
Let me in; knock up somebody, break open the larder.
What Will He Do with It? — Volume 06
7
They can even knock up something on site -pencils and paper are provided.
The Irish Times
8
Any of us might knock up against him any minute.
The Lodger
9
Why do they get to knock up on the court?
The Guardian
10
It won't take long to knock up a few coops.
Love Among the Chickens
11
But after months of this hard work, the tireless B.-P. began to knock up.
The Story of Baden-Powell / 'The Wolf That Never Sleeps'
12
You will be getting the racquettes, and may knock up before you reach the fort.
Snow Shoes and Canoes / Or, The Early Days of a Fur-Trader in th...
13
The riot yesterday helped to knock up the strike.
North and South
14
Also we cannot knock up Mr. and Mrs. Pope without disturbing Miss Gabriel next door.
Major Vigoureux
15
You must sleep, or you will knock up; let me give you a sleeping draught.'
The History of David Grieve
16
We knock up a bit of fashionably late supper.
The Guardian
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