30-04-2021

Knock




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Related to knock-on: knock-on effect, Engine knock, Knocking on heavens door

knock-on

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Knock, Dhaka, Bangladesh. 189,161 likes 515 talking about this 1,075 were here. Most favorite destination for anyone who loves pop culture, accessories, collectibles and all sorts of merchandise. Knock is a verb that means to hit something by bumping into it. Knock also means to repeatedly strike something to make a noise. Knock is used as a noun to mean a sound made by repeated tapping. Knock has many other senses as a verb and a noun.

The Sanctuary of Our Lady of Knock, usually named only as the Knock Shrine (Irish: Cnoc Mhuire, 'Hill of Mary' or 'Mary's Hill'), is a Roman Catholic pilgrimage site and National Shrine in the village of Knock, County Mayo, Ireland, where observers stated that there was an apparition of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Saint Joseph, Saint John the Evangelist, angels, and Jesus Christ (the Lamb of God. Knock: noun a sharp blow: rap, hit. A severe misfortune or hardship. Setback, reversal. Knock verb (MAKE NOISE) B1 I to repeatedly hit something, producing a noise: She knocked on the window to attract his attention.

resulting inevitably but indirectly from another event or circumstance: the works closed with the direct loss of 3000 jobs and many more from the knock-on effect on the area.
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(Rugby) rugby the infringement of playing the ball forward with the hand or arm
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(Rugby) rugby to play (the ball) forward with the hand or arm
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

knock-on

An infringement of playing the ball forward with hand or arm, earning the opponents a scrum (penalty in Rugby Union if deliberate).
Dictionary of Unfamiliar Words by Diagram Group Copyright © 2008 by Diagram Visual Information Limited

knock-on

[ˈnɒkˈɒn]
B.CPDknock-on effectN (Brit) → repercusionesfpl
the rise in interest rates will have a knock-on effect on the housing market → la subidaen lostipos de interésrepercutiráen elmercadoinmobiliario
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

knock-on

[ˈnɒkˈɒn]adjknock-on effect → reazionef a catena
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

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