knocked up
World English Dictionary
knock (nɒk) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
—vb (usually foll by against)
1.  (tr) to give a blow or push to; strike
2.  (intr) to rap sharply with the knuckles, a hard object, etc, esp to capture attention: to knock at the door
3.  (tr) to make or force by striking: to knock a hole in the wall
4.  to collide (with)
5.  (tr) to bring into a certain condition by hitting or pushing: to knock someone unconscious
6.  informal (tr) to criticize adversely; belittle: to knock someone's work
7.  (intr) Also: pink (of an internal-combustion engine) to emit a characteristic metallic noise as a result of faulty combustion
8.  (intr) (of a bearing, esp one in an engine) to emit a regular characteristic sound as a result of wear
9.  slang (Brit) to have sexual intercourse with (a person)
10.  informal knock a person into the middle of next week to hit a person with a very heavy blow
11.  knock one's head against to have a violent or unpleasant encounter with (adverse facts or circumstances)
12.  knock on the head
 a.  to daze or kill (a person) by striking on the head
 b.  effectively to prevent the further development of (a plan)
 
—n
13.  a.  a blow, push, or rap: he gave the table a knock
 b.  the sound so caused
14.  the sound of knocking in an engine or bearing
15.  informal a misfortune, rebuff, or setback
16.  informal unfavourable criticism
17.  informal (in cricket) an innings or a spell of batting
 
[Old English cnocian, of imitative origin; related to Old Norse knoka to hit]

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Main Entry:  knocked up
Part of Speech:  adj
Definition:  pregnant
Usage:  slang
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Word Origin & History

knock
O.E. cnocian (W.Saxon cnucian), likely of imitative origin. Meaning "deprecate, put down" is from 1892. Knockoff "cheap imitation" is from 1966. Knock out "to stun by a blow for a 10-count" in boxing is short for to knock out of time; slang knockout "attractive person" is from 1892. To knock oneself
out "make a great effort" is from 1936. Knock-kneed first attested 1774. Command knock it off "stop it" is first recorded 1902. Knocker "door banger" is from 1598; knockers "a woman's breasts" is from 1941. Knock up is 1663 in sense of "arouse by knocking at the door;" however it is little used in this sense in Amer.Eng., where the phrase means "get a woman pregnant" (1813), possibly ult. from knock "to copulate with" (1598; cf. slang knocking-shop "brothel," 1860).
"Knocked up in the United States, amongst females, the phrase is equivalent to being enciente, so that Englishmen often unconsciously commit themselves when amongst our Yankee cousins." [John Camden Hotten, "The Slang Dictionary," London, 1860]
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Slang Dictionary

knock definition


  1. tv.
    to criticize someone or something. : Don't knock it if you haven't tried it.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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knock (sth) definition


  1. tv.
    to drink a portion of liquor. : He knocked down a bottle of beer and called for another.
  2. tv.
    to earn a certain amount of money. : She must knock down about twenty thou a year.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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knock (sth) off definition


  1. tv.
    to manufacture or make something, especially in haste. (See also knock sth together.) : I'll see if I can knock another one off before lunch.
  2. tv.
    to lower the price of something; to knock off some dollars or cents from the price of something. : The store manager knocked 30 percent off the price of the coat.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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knocked up definition


  1. mod.
    battered; beaten. : Sally was a little knocked up by the accident.
  2. mod.
    alcohol intoxicated. : Bill was knocked up and didn't want to drive.
  3. mod.
    pregnant. : Taylor got knocked up again.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Easton
Bible Dictionary

Knock definition


"Though Orientals are very jealous of their privacy, they never knock when about to enter your room, but walk in without warning or ceremony. It is nearly impossible to teach an Arab servant to knock at your door. They give warning at the outer gate either by calling or knocking. To stand and call is a very common and respectful mode. Thus Moses commanded the holder of a pledge to stand without and call to the owner to come forth (Deut. 24:10). This was to avoid the violent intrusion of cruel creditors. Peter stood knocking at the outer door (Acts 12:13, 16), and the three men sent to Joppa by Cornelius made inquiry and 'stood before the gate' (10:17, 18). The idea is that the guard over your privacy is to be placed at the entrance." Knocking is used as a sign of importunity (Matt. 7:7, 8; Luke 13:25), and of the coming of Christ (Luke 12:36; Rev. 3:20).

Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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