knock
/nɒk/verb
उच्चारण नॉक
खटखटाना; टकराना; आलोचना करना
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Asked in previous papers
as idiom, phrasal verb
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[I, T]
to hit a door or window firmly in order to attract attention; to hit something, often by accident; to criticize somebody or something
खटखटाना; टकराना; आलोचना करना
- Knock before entering.
- He knocked the glass over.
- Please knock on the door before you come in.
+ 2 more examples
- The cat knocked a glass off the shelf.
- Someone knocked on the window in the middle of the night.
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[C]
the sound of somebody hitting a door; a sudden hit; an unpleasant experience that makes you less confident
खटखटाहट; झटका
- a knock at the door
- take a knock
- There was a loud knock on the door at midnight.
+ 2 more examples
- He took a nasty knock on the knee while playing football.
- The business suffered a heavy knock when the roads were closed.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
knock on / at the door
Use on or at for the surface you strike; both are correct, but on is more common.
जिस सतह पर चोट की जाए, उसके लिए 'on' या 'at' आता है; दोनों सही हैं, पर 'on' अधिक प्रचलित है।
- Someone is knocking on the door.
- She knocked at the principal's office.
knock sth / sb + adverb
Knock takes an object and an adverb such as over, off or down.
'Knock' के बाद object और over, off या down जैसा adverb आता है।
- He knocked the vase off the table.
- The ball knocked him down.
knock against / into sth
Use against or into when a body part or object hits something by accident.
जब कोई अंग या वस्तु अनजाने में टकराए, तब 'against' या 'into' आता है।
- She knocked her head against the shelf.
- He knocked into a chair in the dark.
knock (noun): a knock at the door
As a noun, knock is countable and goes with at or on the door.
Noun के रूप में knock countable है और 'at' या 'on the door' के साथ आता है।
- There was a knock at the door.
- He took a knock on the head.
knock-on effect
A knock-on effect is an indirect result that follows from something else.
Knock-on effect वह अप्रत्यक्ष परिणाम है जो किसी अन्य कारण से आता है।
- The strike had a knock-on effect on the prices.
+Collocations 5
adverb + knock
loudlygentlypolitelyrepeatedlysoftly
- He knocked politely before entering the room.
knock + noun
doorwindowtableglasshead
- The ball knocked the glass off the table.
a + adjective + knock
a louda gentlea suddena harda soft
- A sudden knock woke the sleeping child.
knock + particle
overdownoutoffabout
- The dog knocked over the bucket.
knock-on
effectimpactproblemdelay
- The delay had a knock-on effect on every flight.
“More examples 5
- Please knock before you enter my office.
कृपया मेरे कार्यालय में आने से पहले दस्तक दें।
- The cow knocked the milk can over.
गाय ने दूध का बर्तन गिरा दिया।
- He knocked his elbow against the wall.
उसकी कोहनी दीवार से टकरा गई।
- A sharp knock on the window startled us.
खिड़की पर तेज़ दस्तक ने हमें चौंका दिया।
- The rain had a knock-on effect on train timings.
बारिश का रेल के समय पर अप्रत्यक्ष असर पड़ा।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ Someone knocked to the door.
✓ Someone knocked on the door.
Use on or at, not to, for the door.
दरवाज़े के लिए 'on' या 'at' आता है, 'to' नहीं।
✗ He knocked the door but nobody answered.
✓ He knocked on the door but nobody answered.
Knock needs on or at before the door when it means to strike it.
दरवाज़ा खटखटाने के अर्थ में 'knock' के बाद 'on' या 'at' आवश्यक है।
✗ The flood had a knock on effect on food prices.
✓ The flood had a knock-on effect on food prices.
The compound adjective is hyphenated: knock-on.
संयुक्त adjective में hyphen लगता है: knock-on।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
All three mean to hit, but they differ in purpose and strength.
तीनों का अर्थ मारना या टकराना है, पर उद्देश्य और ज़ोर में अंतर है।
To hit something to make a noise, or to hit it by accident.
आवाज़ करने के लिए, या अनजाने में, किसी चीज़ पर चोट करना।
- He knocked on the gate.
¶Idioms 1
knock sb for six
to shock sb very much (British, informal)
(किसी को) गहरा सदमा देना
- The news of his death knocked her for six.
- Losing his job knocked him for six.
→Phrasal verbs 6
knock sb/sth down
to hit somebody with a vehicle; to destroy a building
(वाहन से) टक्कर मारकर गिरा देना; (इमारत) गिराना
- She was knocked down by a speeding car.
- The old cinema was knocked down last year.
knock sb out
to make somebody unconscious; to defeat somebody so that they leave a competition
बेहोश कर देना; (प्रतियोगिता से) बाहर कर देना
- India were knocked out in the semi-final.
knock off (sth)
(informal) to stop working
(काम) बंद करना, छुट्टी करना
- We usually knock off at six.
knock sb/sth over
to hit somebody or something so that they fall to the ground
(टकराकर) गिरा देना
- The cat knocked over a glass of milk.
knock about/around
(informal) to travel and live in various places
(इधर-उधर) घूमते रहना
- He knocked about Europe for a year.
knock sth back
(informal) to drink something quickly, especially an alcoholic drink; to refuse an offer
(पेय) झट से गटक जाना; (प्रस्ताव को) ठुकरा देना
- He knocked back a glass of water and left.
- They knocked back our offer.
§Grammar and usage
Knock, /nɒk/, with a silent k (like knee, knife, know, knot).
Pronunciation अक्सर पूछा जाता है: knock, /nɒk/, silent k के साथ (knee, knife, know, knot की तरह)।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Idioms and phrasal verbs, asked very often: knock out (make somebody unconscious; eliminate from a competition: 'knocked out of the tournament'), knock down (destroy a building; hit somebody with a vehicle), knock off (stop working; reduce a price), opportunity knocks only once (a chance may not come again), knock on wood (American, said to avoid bad luck), the school of hard knocks (learning from difficult experiences).
Idioms और phrasal verbs बहुत पूछे जाते हैं: knock out (किसी को बेहोश करना; प्रतियोगिता से बाहर करना: 'knocked out of the tournament'), knock down (भवन गिराना; वाहन से किसी को टक्कर मारना), knock off (काम बंद करना; दाम घटाना), opportunity knocks only once (अवसर दोबारा नहीं आता), knock on wood (American, दुर्भाग्य से बचने के लिए), the school of hard knocks (कठिन अनुभवों से सीखना)।
Knockout stage (in a tournament, where the loser leaves).
Collocation 'knockout stage' (टूर्नामेंट में वह चरण जहाँ हारने वाला बाहर हो जाता है)।