Meaning & use
Knocked
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Struck something firmly, especially with a series of blows, or collided with something forcefully.
See it in a sentence
She knocked on the door twice before letting herself in.
He tripped and knocked over the vase on the hallway table.
A note on using this word
Informally, 'knocked' can also mean criticized, as in 'critics knocked the movie for its weak script.'
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Another way to use it
2. verb
Criticized or found fault with something.
Reviewers knocked the album for its repetitive lyrics.
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