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Phrasal verbs starting with "knock"

17 phrasal verbs use this verb

knock about
B1

To spend time in a place without a specific purpose, or to treat someone roughly.

knock around
B1

To spend time in a place informally, to socialise casually, or to consider an idea roughly.

knock back
B1

To drink something quickly, to reject or discourage someone, or to cost a surprising amount of money.

knock down
A2

To cause something or someone to fall to the ground, to demolish a building, or to reduce a price.

knock in
B1

To drive something into a surface or a position by hitting it, or to score in certain sports.

knock into
B1

To collide with something or someone, either accidentally or by force, or to force something into a particular shape or state.

knock it off
A2

An imperative phrase telling someone to stop doing something annoying or disruptive.

knock off
B1

To stop work for the day, to steal, to kill, to produce quickly, or to reduce a price.

knock on
A2

To strike a door or surface with the knuckles to signal your presence or to gain entry.

knock one out
B2

To impress someone greatly, or to produce something with speed and ease.

knock oneself out
B2

To make an extreme effort, or (sarcastically) to give someone reluctant permission to do what they want.

knock out
A2

To cause someone to become unconscious, to eliminate from a competition, to impress greatly, or to produce something quickly.

knock over
A2

To cause something or someone to fall by hitting or bumping into it.

knock round
B1

To spend time in a place or with someone informally, or to exist somewhere in a vague, unplanned way.

knock together
B1

To build or assemble something quickly and roughly, often with basic materials.

knock under
C1

To yield or submit to authority, pressure, or superior force.

knock up
B1

A versatile phrasal verb with distinct British and North American meanings, including waking someone, making something quickly, or (informal