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knock
English
Etymology
From Middle English knocken, knokken, from Old English cnocian, ?ecnocian, cnucian (“to knock, pound on, beat”), from Proto-Germanic *knuk?n? (“to knock”), a suffixed form of *knu-, *kneu- (“to pound on, beat”), from Proto-Indo-European *gen- (“to squeeze, pinch, kink, ball up, concentrate”). The English word is cognate with Middle High German knochen (“to hit”), Old English cnuian, cnuwian (“to pound, knock”), Old Norse knoka (compare Danish knuge, Swedish knocka (“to hug”)).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /n?k/
- (General American) IPA(key): /n?k/
- Rhymes: -?k
Noun
knock (countable and uncountable, plural knocks)
- An abrupt rapping sound, as from an impact of a hard object against wood.
- A sharp impact.
- (figuratively) Criticism.
- 2012, Tom Lamont, How Mumford & Sons became the biggest band in the world (in The Daily Telegraph, 15 November 2012)[1]
- Since forming in 2007 Mumford & Sons have hard-toured their way to a vast market for throaty folk that's strong on banjo and bass drum. They have released two enormous albums. But, wow, do they take some knocks back home.
- 2012, Tom Lamont, How Mumford & Sons became the biggest band in the world (in The Daily Telegraph, 15 November 2012)[1]
- (automotive) Preignition, a type of abnormal combustion occurring in spark ignition engines caused by self-ignition; also, the characteristic knocking sound associated with it.
- (cricket) A batsman's innings.
- (cycling) Synonym of hunger knock
Derived terms
Translations
Verb
knock (third-person singular simple present knocks, present participle knocking, simple past and past participle knocked)
- (transitive, dated) To strike for admittance; to rap upon, as a door.
- (transitive, colloquial) To criticize verbally; to denigrate; to undervalue.
- (transitive, soccer) To kick a ball towards another player; to pass.
- (transitive, Britain, slang, dated) To impress forcibly or strongly; to astonish; to move to admiration or applause.
- (transitive, intransitive, dated) To bump or impact.
- 1900, L. Frank Baum, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Chapter 23
- "The Silver Shoes," said the Good Witch, "have wonderful powers. And one of the most curious things about them is that they can carry you to any place in the world in three steps, and each step will be made in the wink of an eye. All you have to do is to knock the heels together three times and command the shoes to carry you wherever you wish to go."
- 1900, L. Frank Baum, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Chapter 23
- (intransitive) To rap one's knuckles against something, especially wood.
Conjugation
Derived terms
Translations
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Noun
knock
- Alternative form of knaugh
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clout
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kla?t/
- (Canada) IPA(key): /kl??t/
- Rhymes: -a?t
Etymology 1
From Middle English clout, from Old English cl?t, from Proto-Germanic *kl?taz, from Proto-Indo-European *gelewdos, from Proto-Indo-European *gel- (“to ball up, amass”). Cognate with Old Norse klútr (“kerchief”), Swedish klut, Danish klud, Middle High German kl?z (“lump”), whence German Kloß, and dialect Russian ????? (gluda). See also cleat. The sense “influence, especially political” originated in the dialect of Chicago, but has become widespread.
Noun
clout (countable and uncountable, plural clouts)
- Influence or effectiveness, especially political.
- (regional, informal) A blow with the hand.
- 1910, Katherine Mansfield, Frau Brenchenmacher Attends A Wedding
- ‘Such a clout on the ear as you gave me… But I soon taught you.’
- 1910, Katherine Mansfield, Frau Brenchenmacher Attends A Wedding
- (baseball, informal) A home run.
- 2011, Michael Vega, "Triple double", in The Boston Globe, August 17, 2011, p. C1.
- '... allowed Boston to score all of its runs on homers, including a pair of clouts by Jacoby Ellsbury ...'
- 2011, Michael Vega, "Triple double", in The Boston Globe, August 17, 2011, p. C1.
- (archery) The center of the butt at which archers shoot; probably once a piece of white cloth or a nail head.
- c. 1594, William Shakespeare, Love's Labour's Lost, Act IV, Scene 1,[4]
- A’ must shoot nearer or he’ll ne’er hit the clout.
- c. 1594, William Shakespeare, Love's Labour's Lost, Act IV, Scene 1,[4]
- (regional, dated) A swaddling cloth.
- (archaic) A cloth; a piece of cloth or leather; a patch; a rag.
- 1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, London: William Ponsonbie, Book 1, Canto 9, p. 129,[5]
- His garment nought but many ragged clouts, / With thornes together pind and patched was, / The which his naked sides he wrapt abouts;
- c. 1600 William Shakespeare, Hamlet, Act II, Scene 2,[6]
- […] a clout upon that head
- Where late the diadem stood […]
- 1743, Robert Drury, The Pleasant, and Surprizing Adventures of Mr. Robert Drury, during his Fifteen Years Captivity on the Island of Madagascar, London, p. 74,[7]
- We condol’d with each other, and observ’d how wretchedly we look’d, all naked, except a small Clout about our Middles […]
- 1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, London: William Ponsonbie, Book 1, Canto 9, p. 129,[5]
- (archaic) An iron plate on an axletree or other wood to keep it from wearing; a washer.
- (obsolete) A piece; a fragment.
- c. 1390s, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales, “The Merchant’s Tale,” lines 707-709, in The Poetical Works of Geoffrey Chaucer, London: Bell & Daldy, 1866, Volume 2, p. 339,[8]
- And whan sche of this bille hath taken heede, / Sche rente it al to cloutes atte laste / And into the privy softely it caste.
- c. 1390s, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales, “The Merchant’s Tale,” lines 707-709, in The Poetical Works of Geoffrey Chaucer, London: Bell & Daldy, 1866, Volume 2, p. 339,[8]
Derived terms
Translations
Verb
clout (third-person singular simple present clouts, present participle clouting, simple past and past participle clouted)
- To hit, especially with the fist.
- To cover with cloth, leather, or other material; to bandage, patch, or mend with a clout.
- 15 March, 1549, Hugh Latimer, The Second Sermon preached before the King's Majesty at Westminster
- Paul, yea, and Peter, too, had more skill in […] clouting an old tent than to teach lawyers.
- 15 March, 1549, Hugh Latimer, The Second Sermon preached before the King's Majesty at Westminster
- To stud with nails, as a timber, or a boot sole.
- To guard with an iron plate, as an axletree.
- To join or patch clumsily.
Translations
Etymology 2
Verb
clout (third-person singular simple present clouts, present participle clouting, simple past and past participle clouted)
- Dated form of clot.
- 1948, The Essex Review
- He tells us how to butter eggs, boil eels, clout cream, stew capons, how to make a fine cake, an almond pudding and a raspberry conserve, […]
- 1948, The Essex Review
References
Middle English
Etymology 1
From Old English cl?t, from Proto-West Germanic *kl?t, from Proto-Germanic *kl?taz. Compare cloud.
Alternative forms
- clowt, cloute, clowte, clowtt
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /klu?t/
Noun
clout (plural cloutes)
- A (smaller) piece of fabric; a shred:
- A patch (fabric for mending).
- A bandage or dressing (for wounds)
- rag, tatter (piece of clothing)
- A (larger) piece of fabric; a cloth:
- Threadbare or inferior clothing.
- Cloth for wrapping babies; swaddling clothes.
- A burial shroud.
- A washer; a round metal panel.
- A fragment or shred.
- A strike, blow or hit.
Related terms
- clouten
- clouting
- clowter
Descendants
- English: clout
- Scots: clout, cloot
References
- “cl?ut, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
- “cl?ut, n.(3).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Etymology 2
Verb
clout
- Alternative form of clouten
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