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knock / näk/ • v. 1. [intr.] strike a surface noisily to attract attention, esp. when waiting to be let in through a door: I knocked on the kitchen door. ∎ strike or thump together or against something: my knees were knocking and my lips quivering. ∎ (of a motor or other engine) make a regular thumping or rattling noise because of improper ignition. 2. [tr.] collide with (someone or something), giving them a hard blow: he deliberately ran into her, knocking her shoulder | [intr.] he knocked into an elderly man. ∎ [tr.] force to move or fall with a deliberate or accidental blow or collision: he'd knocked over a glass of water. ∎ injure or damage by striking: she knocked her knee painfully on the table. ∎ make (a hole or a dent) in something by striking it forcefully: he suggests we knock a hole through the wall into the broom closet. ∎ inf. talk disparagingly about; criticize. • n. 1. a sudden short sound caused by a blow, esp. on a door to attract attention or gain entry. ∎ a continual thumping or rattling sound made by an engine because of improper ignition. 2. a blow or collision: the casing is tough enough to withstand knocks. ∎ an injury caused by a blow or collision. ∎ a discouraging experience; a setback: the region's industries have taken a severe knock. ∎ inf. a critical comment. PHRASES: knock it off inf. used to tell someone to stop doing something that one finds annoying or foolish. |
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"knock." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "knock." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-knock.html "knock." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-knock.html |
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Knock, a parish in Co. Mayo where a vision of the Blessed Virgin was reported by fifteen local people on 21 August 1879. Two ecclesiastical commissions examined the affair, one in 1879, the second in 1936, their conclusions permitting Knock's establishment as a centre of Marian pilgrimage. The Knock Shrine Committee was set up in 1935, and a folk museum in 1973, while a basilica was completed shortly afterwards. Knock's early success was part of the worldwide growth in devotion to the Virgin Mary and, in Ireland, was an arm of the so‐called devotional revolution. The devotion associated with knock was personal with a strong emotional appeal. Since the second Vatican Council more attention has been paid to its theological content and Knock's mission has extended itself into a broader pastoral programme. Like Croagh Patrick and Lough Derg, it has retained its popularity despite the changes in devotional practice associated with Vatican II.
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"Knock." The Oxford Companion to Irish History. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Knock." The Oxford Companion to Irish History. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O245-Knock.html "Knock." The Oxford Companion to Irish History. 2007. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O245-Knock.html |
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Knock, Ireland, UK Ireland: a holy shrine since 1879 when there was an apparition of the Virgin Mary here. The name means ‘Hill’ from the Gaelic cnoc.
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JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Knock." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Knock." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Knock.html JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Knock." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Knock.html |
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knock strike with a sounding blow. OE. cnocian = MHG. knochen, ON. knoka; f. imit. base (cf. the similar and synon. OE. cnucian, MLG. knaken, Sw. knaka).
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T. F. HOAD. "knock." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "knock." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-knock.html T. F. HOAD. "knock." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-knock.html |
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Knock Cumbria. Chonoc 12th cent. OIrish cnocc ‘a hillock’.
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A. D. MILLS. "Knock." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. A. D. MILLS. "Knock." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O40-Knock.html A. D. MILLS. "Knock." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O40-Knock.html |
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Knock (Cnoc) Clare, Down, Mayo. ‘Hill’.
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A. D. MILLS. "Knock." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. A. D. MILLS. "Knock." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O40-Knock1.html A. D. MILLS. "Knock." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O40-Knock1.html |
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knock •ad hoc, amok, Bangkok, baroque, belle époque, bloc, block, bock, brock, chock, chock-a-block, clock, cock, crock, doc, dock, floc, flock, frock, hock, hough, interlock, jock, knock, langue d'oc, lock, Locke, Médoc, mock, nock, o'clock, pock, post hoc, roc, rock, schlock, shock, smock, sock, Spock, stock, wok, yapok
•manioc • Antioch • sjambok
•gemsbok • rhebok • steenbok
•springbok • grysbok • Lombok
•Zadok • Languedoc
•burdock, Murdoch
•hollyhock • forehock • spatchcock
•blackcock • Hancock • petcock
•haycock • gamecock
•Leacock, peacock, seacock
•Hickok • Hitchcock • poppycock
•stopcock • gorcock
•Alcock, ballcock
•monocoque • woodcock • shuttlecock
•moorcock • weathercock
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"knock." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "knock." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-knock.html "knock." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-knock.html |
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