knock (noun)

  • 121knocker-up — knockˈer up noun A person employed to rouse workers in the morning • • • Main Entry: ↑knock …

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  • 122knocking-shop — knockˈing shop or knocking shop noun (slang) A brothel • • • Main Entry: ↑knock …

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  • 123bar billiards — noun a table game in which short cues are used to knock balls into holes that are guarded by wooden pegs; penalties are incurred if the pegs are knocked over • Syn: ↑bagatelle • Regions: ↑United Kingdom, ↑UK, ↑U.K., ↑Britain, ↑United Kingdom of… …

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  • 124block — noun 1》 a large solid piece of hard material with flat surfaces on each side.     ↘a starting block.     ↘Printing a piece of wood or metal engraved for printing on paper or fabric.     ↘a head shaped mould used for shaping hats or wigs. 2》 Brit …

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  • 125bowls — noun a bowling game played on a level lawn with biased wooden balls that are rolled at a jack • Syn: ↑lawn bowling • Hypernyms: ↑bowling • Part Meronyms: ↑bowl, ↑jack * * * plural of bowl …

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  • 126fair catch — noun (American football) a catch of a punt on the fly by a defensive player who has signalled that he will not run and so should not be tackled • Topics: ↑American football, ↑American football game • Hypernyms: ↑catch, ↑grab, ↑snatch, ↑ …

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  • 127gin rummy — noun a form of rummy in which a player can go out if the cards remaining in their hand total less than 10 points • Syn: ↑gin, ↑knock rummy • Hypernyms: ↑rummy, ↑rum * * * noun [noncount] : a card game that is played by two players who are each… …

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  • 128ice hockey — noun a game played on an ice rink by two opposing teams of six skaters each who try to knock a flat round puck into the opponents goal with angled sticks • Syn: ↑hockey, ↑hockey game • Members of this Topic: ↑hat trick, ↑face off, ↑assist, ↑icing …

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