Phrasal Verbs with knock in English
Knock [nɒk] – this word is most often used in English as a verb, and can also be used as a noun. Consider the verb knock as a phrasal verb, and examples of the most frequent uses:
- knock around, about
- In get to not knock around the closed door
- Who was that lad you used to knock around with?
- I spent the weekend just knocking around the house
- knock down
- He was knocked down by a car
- He was knocked down in the second round
- Workers began knocking down sections of the wall
- The chair was knocked down from 900 to 600
- knock off
- I quit working at 6:00 last night, but Sean didn’t knock off until 9:30
- I’m tired of listening to you criticize me. Knock it off!
- Susie knocked a glass off the table and broke it
- The artist knocked off a quick sketch and gave it to the waiter
- knock over
- The force of the explosion knocked me over
- knock out
- The blow knocked her out
- Ali knocked out his opponent in the fifth round
- Her beauty knocked out every man in the room
- knock up
- I was knocked up by a loud bang on the door
- She knocked up a meal in ten minutes
- knock back
- Some people can knock back eight pints and continue with their life, whereas if I drank eight pints I’d be in hospital.
- knock over
- Instead, the player also can knock over the table with his fingers
- knock together
- And maybe they could knock together a few ships
The two phrasal verbs knock off and knock up, in addition to other meanings, have the meaning of doing something quickly, hastily (often with a negative connotation).
Phrasal verbs with,“Knock”•Knock about•Knock around•Knock down•Knock up•Knock back•Knock over•Out