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The correct spelling is knocks.
How to pronounce knocks
noun
IPA: /nɑks/
Say it like: Nok-s
The correct spelling is knocks. Sudden fatigue as a result of glycogen depletion from not having taken in enough nutrition. For example: "I heard a knock on my door."
Usage Examples
“I heard a knock on my door.”
“He took a knock on the head.”
“He played a slow but sure knock of 35.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.Sudden fatigue as a result of glycogen depletion from not having taken in enough nutrition.
- 2.An abrupt rapping sound, as from an impact of a hard object against wood.
- 3.A sharp impact.
- 4.Criticism.
- 5.Preignition, a type of abnormal combustion occurring in spark ignition engines caused by self-ignition; also, the characteristic knocking sound associated with it.
verb
- 1.To strike for admittance; to rap upon, as a door.
- 2.To criticize verbally; to denigrate; to undervalue.
- 3.To kick a ball towards another player; to pass.
- 4.To impress forcibly or strongly; to astonish; to move to admiration or applause.
- 5.To bump or impact.
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