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knocking

ˈnɑkɪŋ
WordNet
Moses knocks water out of a rock for the Israelites to drink. God floats above the rock.
Moses knocks water out of a rock for the Israelites to drink. God floats above the rock.
  1. (n) knocking
    the sound of knocking (as on a door or in an engine or bearing) "the knocking grew louder"
Illustrations
Study room with a servant dusting the bookshelf and knocking over an inkwell that falls on the papers on the desk. The lady of the house is watching.
Study room with a servant dusting the bookshelf and knocking over an inkwell that falls on the papers on the desk. The lady of the house is watching.
German tournament (Anzogen-run) with two noblemen as knights on horseback. The two men knocked each other off their horses. Both lose their lance. The rider on the right tumbles backwards from the back of his horse and lands on his head on the ground.
German tournament (Anzogen-run) with two noblemen as knights on horseback. The two men knocked each other off their horses. Both lose their lance. The rider on the right tumbles backwards from the back of his horse and lands on his head on the ground.
Figures in a city with a gate. In the center a couple dances, many figures knock on doors, a woman vomits in the street.
Figures in a city with a gate. In the center a couple dances, many figures knock on doors, a woman vomits in the street.
A man, presumably a pastor, knocks on a door. In the background three people are talking to each other. A dog is standing on the right.
A man, presumably a pastor, knocks on a door. In the background three people are talking to each other. A dog is standing on the right.
Giovanni de 'Medici has just knocked his opponent off his horse with his lance. The two are inside an enclosure, surrounded by a lot of horsemen. Under the representation two lines of Latin. This print is part of a 22-part series of prints of the history of Giovanni de 'Medici, called' dalle Bande Nere '.
Giovanni de 'Medici has just knocked his opponent off his horse with his lance. The two are inside an enclosure, surrounded by a lot of horsemen. Under the representation two lines of Latin. This print is part of a 22-part series of prints of the history of Giovanni de 'Medici, called' dalle Bande Nere '.
German tournament (Anzogen-run) with two noblemen as knights on horseback. The two men have knocked each other out of the saddle. Both lose their lance. The rider on the right tumbles backwards from the back of his horse and lands on his head on the ground.
German tournament (Anzogen-run) with two noblemen as knights on horseback. The two men have knocked each other out of the saddle. Both lose their lance. The rider on the right tumbles backwards from the back of his horse and lands on his head on the ground.
A maid accidentally knocks over the breakfast table. The woman of the house, dressed in a dressing gown, jumps out of her chair and tries to hold on to the table.
A maid accidentally knocks over the breakfast table. The woman of the house, dressed in a dressing gown, jumps out of her chair and tries to hold on to the table.
In an interior, a husband in his anger has knocked over furniture and objects. His wife kneels before him and answers him kindly. The husband puts his sword back into its sheath. A child walks to the door. At the bottom in the margin an explanatory text in Latin. Probably a reference to Prov. 15: 1.
In an interior, a husband in his anger has knocked over furniture and objects. His wife kneels before him and answers him kindly. The husband puts his sword back into its sheath. A child walks to the door. At the bottom in the margin an explanatory text in Latin. Probably a reference to Prov. 15: 1.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
Interesting fact
The first ring donuts were produced in 1847 by a 15 year old baker's apprentice, Hanson Gregory, who knocked the soggy center out of a fried doughnut.
  1. Knocking
    A beating; a rap; a series of raps. "The . . . repeated knockings of the head upon the ground by the Chinese worshiper."
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Interesting fact
The trainees are thrown into a pool with their hands and feet tied wearing snorkeling masks. They are then harassed by their instructors who knock their masks off, spin their bodies, and pull them under in an effort to disorient the student.
  1. (n) knocking
    The act of striking a door with the knuckles or with a knocker.
  2. (n) knocking
    plural The larger pieces of stone and ore as cut or blasted from the vein.
  3. (n) knocking
    plural A stone-masons' name for the smaller pieces knocked off in dressing stone.
  4. (n) knocking
    The cry of harehounds.
  5. (n) knocking
    The practice of persistent attack with ulterior motives. See knock, v. i., 4.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary
Interesting fact
In the United States, five million teeth are knocked out annually.
  1. Knocking
    a beating on a door: a rap
Quotations
John Boyle O'Reilly
You gave me the key of your heart, my love; then why did you make me knock? Oh that was yesterday, saints above! And last night -- I changed the lock!
John Boyle O'Reilly
Clear conscience never fears midnight knocking.
Chinese Proverb
Fortune knocks at every man's door once in a life, but in a good many cases the man is in a neighboring saloon and does not hear her.
Mark Twain
Learn to listen. Opportunity could be knocking at your door very softly.
Frank Tyger
Milton Berle
If opportunity doesn't knock, build a door.
Milton Berle
When fortune knocks open the door.
German Proverb
Idioms

Fortune knocks once at every man's door - Everyone gets one good chance in a lifetime.

Knock 'em dead - 'Knock 'em dead' is used as a way of wishing someone luck before they give a performance or have to appear before people, as in an interview, etc. ('em = them)

Knock into a cocked hat - If you knock something or someone into a cocked hat, you are much better.

Knock on wood - This idiom is used to wish for good luck. ('Touch wood' is also used.)

Knock something on the head - If you knock something on the head, you stop it or stop doing it.

Knock the pins from under someone - If someone knocks the pins from under you, they let you down.

Etymology

Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary A.S. cnucian, cnocian; imit. like knack; cf. Gael. cnac, cnag, &c.

Usage in the news

Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings perform "Let Them Knock" live in the Current studio. minnesota.publicradio.org

The Atlanta Falcons knocked the rookie QB out of the game in the third quarter and then rallied for three late scores to remain unbeaten. roanoke.com

In the March 1971 contest billed as the "Fight of the Century," Joe Frazier knocked down the previously undefeated Muhammad Ali in the 15th round and later had his arm raised as the victor. nola.com

"Sleeping pills will knock you out for the entire night.". oprah.com

Santorum Knocks Romney's Deep Pockets . cjb.com

Bobcats hope to knock off ranked team. lancastereaglegazette.com

The man allegedly pushed a store employee and knocked a 79-year-old woman to the ground while attempting to flee the business. cleveland.com

The home at 1210 N State St owned by Carl Hime was knocked down and the debris is being removed this week. augustagazette.com

The police timed their 'knock' with care. belfasttelegraph.co.uk

Fierce foodie Adam Richman aims to knock out New Orleans taste-buds this weekend with samples of his recipes inspired by flavored bourbon. nola.com

Dislocated elbow knocks Puyol out of Clasico. socceramerica.com

In the aftermath of storms that knocked out power to millions, sweltering residents and elected officials are demanding to know why it's taking so long to restring power lines and why they're not more resilient in the first place. nola.com

I'll show you how to knock that wrapping into high gear and a few other ways to recycle newspapers into solutions around your home. abclocal.go.com

Gonzalez gets knocked out early in loss. ashingtonpost.com

Then JC Penney misappropriated it and gave it to another vendor to knock off. forbes.com

Usage in scientific papers

Given a random input sequence x(n) the learner (in his decision/selection action) effectively scatters the bits of x(n) in a way that resembles the binary collisions of particles in a beam with other particles that knock the beam particles into different directions.
Random scattering of bits by prediction

High energy muons lose energy through e+ e− pair production, muonnucleus interaction, bremsstrahlung, and knock-on electron (δ -ray) production 58 .
Phenomenology of cosmic ray air showers

On the other hand, because of its short mean free path and its small inelasticity, knock-on electron production can be considered a continuous process.
Phenomenology of cosmic ray air showers

If the surface is flat, the particles that collide with boundary layer particles are as likely to knock them out of the boundary layer as to knock others in, i.e. the boundary layer population is not changed and the pressure on the surface is the same as if there were no flow.
Explanation and discovery in aerodynamics

Also, quarks knocked out of a hadron, in a high energy scattering process, were never observed as free particles.
Experimental Tests of Asymptotic Freedom

Usage in literature

There can't be many girls knocking about as fine as she is! "Clayhanger" by Arnold Bennett

I did knock over a hawk, but I cut his head off. "Burr Junior" by G. Manville Fenn

I told him it was a shame, for I felt in a passion, and he knocked me down. "Charge!" by George Manville Fenn

Hurriedly knocking, he was admitted. "The Golden Grasshopper" by W.H.G. Kingston

She had just time to tumble their clothes into a chest, when a loud knocking was heard at the door. "From Powder Monkey to Admiral" by W.H.G. Kingston

In a few minutes, so actively did she work her guns, that she had knocked away the enemy's foremast and remaining topmast. "Dick Cheveley" by W. H. G. Kingston

We passed many of the slain, knocked over in their flight. "Hurricane Hurry" by W.H.G. Kingston

She knocked him over right flat on the deck, and so he told me to go and hang her. "Marmaduke Merry" by William H. G. Kingston

I knocked at the door. "Paddy Finn" by W. H. G. Kingston

I returned to the boat, supposing that whoever had knocked would knock again. "Peter Trawl" by W. H. G. Kingston

Usage in poetry
Robin laughed, and the lady too,
And they looked at one another;
Says Robin, "I'll knock, as I'm used to do,
At uncle's window, mother."
"Robin Hood, A Child." by James Henry Leigh Hunt Author object (328)
Fast fled the darkness of the night,
And morn rose faint and dim;
They called full loud, they knocked full long,
They did not waken him.
"The Spectre Pig" by Oliver Wendell Holmes Author object (518)
I thought myself indeed secure,
So fast the door, so firm the lock;
But, lo! he toddling comes to lure
My parent ear with timorous knock.
"At The Door" by Eugene Field Author object (196)
He knocked upon the door and called:
Is none within to shelter here
My horse and me, a God-send guest,
From such a night of hell-wrought fear?'
"Gamzrdeli" by Akaki Tsereteli Author object (18)
My heart were stone could it withstand
The sweetness of my baby's plea,—
That timorous, baby knocking and
"Please let me in,—it's only me."
"At The Door" by Eugene Field Author object (196)
I came once more to the House of Love
And knocked, ah, softly and wistfully,
And my true love cried "Who knocks?" and I said
"None now but thee."
"Song" by Alfred Noyes