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- noun Plural form of
knock . - verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
knock .
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Examples
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(_Two knocks are heard outside the door down_ L. _After five seconds two further knocks_.
The Thirteenth Chair Bayard Veiller 1906
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The Benedictine sisters even assert that they are warned of their approaching dissolution by some nocturnal noise, which they call the knocks of St. Benedict.
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The rain knocks the small blossoms from the trees and the tree will only produce nectar when the sun is shining.
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Mr. Tharman added that Singapore has the fiscal capability to deal with short-term knocks to the city-state's economic growth, but the main focus will center on dealing with the medium-to-long-term challenges of improving the nation's productivity.
World Bank's Zoellick Sees Anemic Growth Martin Vaughan 2011
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The rain knocks the small blossoms from the trees and the tree will only produce nectar when the sun is shining.
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Jack, enraged a his disappointments, attempts to climb up the rock to follow themthe Captain knocks him down with the ladder, which he draws up.
Obi Pantomime Act II, Obi, Praxis Series, Romantic Circles 2002
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New Kirby title knocks GTA IV off top of Japanese charts
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A lot of fans are hoping that Carwin knocks Lesnar’s teeth down his throat due to his past disrespectful antics.
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KEILAR: Talk about the school of hard knocks, that is the teacher giving a student the smackdown.
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DOBBS: The so-called knocks, as you were describing, Senator McCain making a very similar point, that there are more Americans sitting inside U.S. embassies waiting for people to come to them with information than there are Americans outside those embassies seeking it out.
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