noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   plural of knock form-of, plural

Verb

1. 1
   third-person singular simple present indicative of knock form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person

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Example

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"I'd send my kid out on his own for a while if I were you. A few hard knocks at this point might do him some good."

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