knocking over

  • 1knocking over — noun (plural knockings over or knocking overs) Etymology: from gerund of knock over : the action of a knitting machine device that pushes the newly formed loops off the needles …

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  • 2Knocking on wood — Knocking on wood, and the spoken expression knock on wood or touch wood are used to express a desire to avoid tempting fate after making some boast or speaking of one s own death.The expression is usually used in the hope that a good thing will… …

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  • 3knock over — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms knock over : present tense I/you/we/they knock over he/she/it knocks over present participle knocking over past tense knocked over past participle knocked over 1) British same as knock down 1) Over 100 people… …

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  • 4knock over — transitive verb Date: circa 1814 1. a. (1) to strike to the ground ; fell (2) overwhelm < was knocked over by the news > b. eliminate < knocked over every difficulty > 2 …

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  • 5knock over — vb to rob. A racier euphemism than knock off, this American underworld expression was picked up by British speakers in the early 1980s. ► Willis is suspected of knocking over a bank in Oregon …

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  • 6tip over —    1. to rob    Originally, from upsetting a stall and stealing some of the goods in the ensuing confusion, rather than from knocking over the victim. In modern American use it can apply to any theft.    2. American (of the pojice)    to make a&#8230; …

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  • 7Engine knocking — Pinging redirects here. For other uses, see Ping (disambiguation). Knocking (also called knock, detonation, spark knock, pinging or pinking) in spark ignition internal combustion engines occurs when combustion of the air/fuel mixture in the&#8230; …

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  • 8Who's That Knocking at My Door — Infobox Film name = Who s That Knocking at My Door caption= film poster director = Martin Scorsese writer = Martin Scorsese starring = Harvey Keitel Zina Bethune Anne Collette producer = distributor = released = November 15, 1967 (Chicago)&#8230; …

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  • 9Port knocking — In networking, port knocking is a method of externally opening ports on a firewall by generating a connection attempt on a set of prespecified closed ports. Once a correct sequence of connection attempts is received, the firewall rules are&#8230; …

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  • 10Don't Come Knocking — U.S. theatrical poster Directed by Wim Wenders Produced by …

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