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a real knock out!A very attractive woman. So deemed because her attractiveness is so stunning that it can (figuratively) knock you out.Rate it:

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against the grainTo sand or plane a piece of wood parallel or nearly parallel to the fibers such that splinters forming ahead of the tool originate below the cutting surface.Rate it:

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babes in the woodCriminals in the stocks, or pillory.Rate it:

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bat awayTo knock an object, usually a ball.Rate it:

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blow downTo knock over with an air current, most often wind.Rate it:

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chestnutThe wood of a chestnut tree.Rate it:

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cuff Jonassaid of one who is knock-kneed, or who beats his sides to keep himself warm in frosty weather.Rate it:

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dead woodPersonnel no longer contributing to an organization.Rate it:

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dead woodDead limbs and branches still attached to a living tree.Rate it:

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don't knock it till you've tried itDon't criticise something before having experienced it.Rate it:

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don't knock yourself outDon't overexert yourself (in doing something that does not require much effort).Rate it:

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down with his apple-cartKnock or throw him down.Rate it:

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hatchet manSomeone who carries out brutal and unpleasant duties on behalf of another, such as firing dead wood employees.Rate it:

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hello am homeKnock knock to anybody home, am just coming in nowRate it:

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how much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?a tongue twister; if spoken over and over this phrase is hard to say without making a mistakeRate it:

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il ne faut pas se moquer des chiens (or, du loup) avant qu'on ne soit hors du boisDo not holloa before you are out of the wood.Rate it:

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knock aboutAn informal game, usually football.Rate it:

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knock AnthonySaid of an in-kneed person, or one whose knees knock together; to cuff Jonas.Rate it:

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knock aroundTo do a relaxing activity.Rate it:

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knock aroundTo hit someone, or behave violently towards them.Rate it:

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knock aroundTo be in an unknown place.Rate it:

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knock aroundTo spend time with someone as a friend.Rate it:

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knock backTo drink an alcoholic beverage swiftly or often.Rate it:

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knock downTo hit or knock (something), intentionally or accidentally, so that it falls.Rate it:

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knock downTo reduce the price of.Rate it:

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knock downTo drink fast.Rate it:

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knock downTo demolish.Rate it:

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knock downSold with a blow from the gavel.Rate it:

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knock for a loopTo astonish; to surprise very much.Rate it:

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knock it offStop doing something; desist.Rate it:

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knock it outTo complete the given task.Rate it:

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knock offAn imitation, especially one of poorer quality.Rate it:

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knock onTo commit a foul by knocking the ball forward.Rate it:

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Knock on WoodThose having superstitious beliefs such as knocking on wood save them to have a bad luckRate it:

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knock on woodTo take a customary action to ward off some misfortune that is believed to be attracted my a presumptuous statement.Rate it:

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knock on woodHave not had a misfortune yet.Rate it:

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knock on woodA self-directive to undertake the customary action to ward off bad luck.Rate it:

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knock one down with a featherAlternative form of knock one over with a feather.Rate it:

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knock one outTo masturbate.Rate it:

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knock one over with a featherUsed to express that one is greatly surprised.Rate it:

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knock oneself outto grant permission for or to give endorsement of a suggestion or proposal, especially when the speaker is not interested in its outcome.Rate it:

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knock oneself outTo go ahead; to do as one pleasesRate it:

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knock outTo strike or bump someone or something out.Rate it:

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knock outTo render someone unconscious, as by a blow to the head.Rate it:

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knock outTo put someone to sleep.Rate it:

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knock outTo exhaust a person or animal.Rate it:

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knock outTo complete, especially in haste; knock off.Rate it:

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knock out of the boxTo cause a pitcher to be replaced by heavy hitting.Rate it:

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knock out of the boxTo cause something to be replaced by something else.Rate it:

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knock overTo bump or strike something in such a way as to tip it.Rate it:

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