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'knock-back noun (informal) a difficulty or problem that makes you feel less confident that you will be successful in sth that you are doing, especially when sb rejects you or sth you suggest or ask (

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' knock-down adj., noun

uadj. [only before noun] (informal) 1 (of prices, etc. much lower than usual fEfc Eft    rock-bottom

2 using a lot of force 3S W A Eft; ffl A Eft: a knock-down punch   #

m noun 1 (in boxing     an act of falling to the

ground after being hit 2 (in football (soccer) fi.J£) an act of hitting a high ball down to the ground or to another player

, knock-down-'drag-out adj. [only before noun] (NAmE, informal) (of a fight or an argument) very aggressive and unpleasant (    ) Mlft,

knocker /'rmkd(r); NAmE 'na:k-/ noun 1 (also 'door knocker) [C] a metal object attached to the outside of the door of a house, etc. which you hit against the door to attract attention (       ) H

2 [C] (informal) a person who is always criticizing sb/sth oft 4.4 iKWA; — if Eft A 3 knockers [pi.] (taboo, slang) an offensive word for a woman’s breasts ( l1

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knocking copy noun [U] (BrE, informal) advertising in which an opponent’s product is criticized §& 14 r o'

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knocking shop noun (BrE, informal) a brothel (= place where people can pay for sex) 1^4 .knock-'kneed adj. having legs that turn towards each other at the knees Bi^biBEft

.knock 'knees noun [pi ] legs that turn towards each other at the knees 0^bSB; X ff£B&

.knock-'on adj. (especially BrE) causing other events to happen one after another in a series 7*3)8)

Eft : The increase in the price of oil had a knock-on effect on the cost of many other goods.

knock-out /'nnkaut; NAmE ’na:k-/ noun, adj.

■ noun 1 (abbr. KO) (in boxing # 4 is %j) a blow that makes an opponent fall to the ground and be unable to get up, so that he or she loses the fight 4 JiffcjftT-Eft^ fS; A7§JA 2 (informal) a person or thing that is

very attractive or impressive A4 9 (         AUTif M

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a adj. [only before noun] 1 (especially BrE) a knockout competition is one in which the winning player/team at each stage competes in the next stage and the losing one no longer takes part in the competition $JitilEft;

$3 tfc (ft: the knockout stages of the tournament ffU 4s W Eft$g      2 a knockout blow is one that hits sb so

hard that they can no longer get up TfriSt^T-Eft 'knock-up noun (BrE) a short practice before a game, especially of tennis ( AjfN^Eft ) knoll /noul; NAmE noul/ noun a small round hill BjJx; ±M ES771 MOUND

knot On /not; NAmEna:t/ noun, verb mnoun

►                 IN STRING/ROPE £§, % 1 a join made by tying together

two pieces or ends of string, rope, etc. (     # JT

Eft ) 7q: to tie a knot o Tie the two ropes together with a knot. # j& W IS M 4 ff %.          o o (figurative)

hair full of knots and tangles (= twisted in a way that is difficult to comb)

►                 OF HAIR A A 2 a way of twisting hair into a small round shape at the back of the head Aft: She had her hair in a knot. MfEAAfTT 4!lo

►                 IN WOOD 44 3 a hard round spot in a piece of wood where there was once a branch 44; 44

►                 GROUP OF PEOPLE - ^ A 4 a small group of people standing close together -41$ A

OF MUSCLES 5 a tight, hard feeling in the stomach, throat, etc. caused by nerves, anger, etc. ( df

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stomach was in knots. $c Eft 4 M # M % Eft „ 0 I could feel a knot of fear in my throat. f)cig#4,  A^„

►                 SPEED OF BOAT/PLANE \ fJL fill It 6 a unit for

measuring the speed of boats and aircraft; one naut­ical mile per hour 4 (      %

404^) fT»T71 see rate /?., tie v.

avert) (-tt-)

►                 TIE WITH KNOT fj 1 [VN] to fasten sth with a knot or knots JE---fTJ&2n(^L3:): He carefully knotted his tie.

►                 TWIST M -lit 2 [V] to become twisted into a knot H H771 tangle 3 [VN] to twist hair into a particular shape fTAIr: She wore her hair loosely knotted on top of her head. M&AM4474MlftA«7

►                 MUSCLES Jjjl[: 4 if muscles, etc. knot or sth knots them,

they become hard and painful because of fear, excite­ment, etc. ( SSffi.          ‘Mitt, [v]

She felt her stomach knot with fear.    , 4

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ITm get 'knotted (BrE, informal, slang) a rude way of telling sb to go away or of telling them that you are annoyed with them     $BMA

knotty /'miti; NAmE 'na:ti/ adj. (knot-tier, knot ti est) 1 complicated and difficult to solve M. Eft;

Eft;    4fill thorny : a knotty problem S^WIbI

IS 2 having parts that are hard and twisted together 4 4£ft; H 4 —'• ® W : the knotty roots of the old oak

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kllOW On /nau; NAmE nou/ verb, noun a verb (knew /nju:; NAmE nu:/, known /naon; NAmE noun/) (not used in the progressive tenses         Bt)

► HAVE INFORMATION ^1^1- (of/about sth) to have information in your mind as a result of experience or because you have learned or been told it Aflii;          ^;

7        : [VN] Do you know his address? 17 Aflil/tfe (KJ-Mi111:

? 0 The cause of the fire is not yet known. A A Eft ® IS $ 4 H o O All I know is that she used to work in a bank (= I have no other information about her). #cR4l o [V (that)] / know (that) people’s handwriting changes as they get older,

o [VN that] It is widely known that CFCs can damage the ozone layer. XkFJt

0 [V wh-] I knew where he was hiding, ft 0 I didn’t know what he was talking about. |lc7£flif fllliS'ijfcff' 4 „ 0 [V] ‘You’ve got a flat tyre. ’ ‘I know.’ “^^7Sr®7o ” “$c£fliIo ” 0‘What’s the answer?’ ‘I don’t know.’ “ ^^ Hff 4 ? ”  “         7

jS0 ” o ‘There’s no one in.’ ‘How do you know?’ “Ilifi —” 0 You know about Amanda’s baby, don’t you?       0

I don’t know about you, but I’m ready for something to eat^ifr^'Am,       o I know of at

least two people who did the same thing.

A41^ W Eft ♦ o 0 ‘Is anyone else coming?’ ‘Not that I know of.’            To ”

o ‘Isn’t that his car?’ ‘I wouldn’t know./How should I know? (= I don’t know and I am not the person you should ask.)’        ” u&&<&&&j&

%?    0 (informal) ‘What are you two whispering about?