Knock-on

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A foul in which a player knocks the ball forward, often unintentionally.

    "It took until the 33rd minute for England to get on the scoreboard, Wilkinson finally finding his range from out left, but a knock-on from James Haskell from the re-start put his team straight back under pressure."

  2. 2
    Resulting as an indirect effect. UK

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follow-on

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"The closure of the factory will have significant knock-on effects for the town's economy."

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