(rugby) A foul in which a player knocks the ball forward. / (chiefly UK) Resulting as an indirect effect.

An abrupt rapping sound, as from an impact of a hard object against wood. / A sharp impact. / (figuratively) A criticism. / (figuratively) A blow or setback.

(transitive, dated) To strike for admittance; to rap upon, as a door. / (transitive, colloquial) To criticize verbally; to denigrate; to undervalue.

plural of knock

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of knock

(US) Of a warrant, raid, etc.: allowing police to enter a property without immediate prior notification of the residents, as by knocking or ringing a doorbell.

simple past tense and past participle of knock in

(obsolete, Oxford University slang) To enter college after hours—after half-past ten at night when the doors have been locked.

(card games, archaic) The game of lanterloo.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of knock in