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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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smite
English
Alternative forms
- smight (obsolete)
Etymology
From Middle English smiten, from Old English sm?tan (“to daub, smear, smudge; soil, defile, pollute”), from Proto-Germanic *sm?tan? (“to sling; throw; smear”), from Proto-Indo-European *smeyd- (“to smear, whisk, strike, rub”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian smiete (“to throw, toss”), West Frisian smite (“to throw”), Low German smieten (“to throw, chuck, toss”), Dutch smijten (“to fling, hurl, throw”), Middle Low German besmitten (“to soil, sully”), German schmeißen (“to fling, throw”), Danish smide (“to throw”), Gothic ???????????????????????????????????? (bismeitan, “to besmear, anoint”).
Pronunciation
- enPR: sm?t, IPA(key): /sma?t/
- Rhymes: -a?t
Verb
smite (third-person singular simple present smites, present participle smiting, simple past smote or smited or (obsolete) smit, past participle smitten or smote or smited or (obsolete) smit)
- (archaic) To hit, to strike.
- It was April 22, 1831, and a young man was walking down Whitehall in the direction of Parliament Street. […]. He halted opposite the Privy Gardens, and, with his face turned skywards, listened until the sound of the Tower guns smote again on the ear and dispelled his doubts.
- To strike down or kill with godly force.
- 1611, King James Version, Exodus 3:19–20:
- And I am sure that the king of Egypt will not let you go, no, not by a mighty hand. And I will stretch out my hand, and smite Egypt with all my wonders which I will do in the midst thereof: and after that he will let you go.
- 1611, King James Version, Exodus 3:19–20:
- To injure with divine power.
- To kill violently; to slay.
- To put to rout in battle; to overthrow by war.
- To afflict; to chasten; to punish.
- 1688, William Wake, Preparation for Death
- Let us not mistake the goodness of God, nor imagine that because he smites us, therefore we are forsaken by him.
- 1688, William Wake, Preparation for Death
- (figuratively, now only in passive) To strike with love or infatuation.
Noun
smite (plural smites)
- (archaic, rare) A heavy blow or stroke with a weapon, tool or the hand.
Translations
Anagrams
- METIs, MSTie, Metis, Métis, STEMI, Times, e-stim, emits, i-stem, items, metis, mites, métis, setim, stime, times
West Frisian
Etymology
From Old Frisian sm?ta, from Proto-Germanic *sm?tan?, from Proto-Indo-European *smeyd-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?smit?/
Verb
smite
- to throw
- to fling
Inflection
Further reading
- “smite (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
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