Found 3 items, similar to knocks.
English → Indonesian (quick)
Definition: knock
gemetar, ketokan, menampar, mencela, mengetok, pukulan
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: knock
knock
n 1: the sound of knocking (as on a door or in an engine or
bearing);
“the knocking grew louder” [syn:
knocking]
2: negative criticism [syn:
roast]
3: a vigorous blow;
“the sudden knock floored him”;
“he took a
bash right in his face”;
“he got a bang on the head” [syn:
bash,
bang,
smash,
belt]
4: a bad experience;
“the school of hard knocks”
5: the act of hitting vigorously;
“he gave the table a whack”
[syn:
belt,
rap,
whack,
whang]
knock
v 1: deliver a sharp blow or push :
“He knocked the glass clear
across the room” [syn:
strike hard]
2: rap with the knuckles;
“knock on the door”
3: knock against with force or violence;
“My car bumped into
the tree” [syn:
bump]
4: make light, repeated taps on a surface;
“he was tapping his
fingers on the table impatiently” [syn:
tap,
rap,
pink]
5: sound like a car engine that is firing too early;
“the car
pinged when I put in low-octane gasoline”;
“The car pinked
when the ignition was too far retarded” [syn:
pink,
ping]
6: find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or
perceived flaws;
“The paper criticized the new movie”;
“Don't knock the food--it's free” [syn:
criticize,
criticise,
pick apart] [ant:
praise]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: knock
backfire
\backfire\, back fire
\back fire\
1. A fire started ahead of a forest or prairie fire to burn
only against the wind, so that when the two fires meet
both must go out for lack of fuel.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2.
(a) A premature explosion in the cylinder of a gas or oil
engine during the exhaust or the compression stroke,
tending to drive the piston in a direction reverse to
that in which it should travel; also called a
knock
or
ping.
(b) an explosion in the exhaust passages of an internal
combustion engine.
[Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]