door knock
Knuckles on wood
A door knock is the sound made by rapping knuckles or a knocker against a door to announce one's presence: I heard a door knock and went to see who it was.
The phrase can also refer to the act itself.
In sales and canvassing, door knocks are visits to residences: The campaign logged three thousand door knocks last weekend.
- rapQuick sharp blow
- tapValve controlling liquid flow
- thudDull impact noise
- visitorShort-term guest
- entrancePoint of access
answer · threshold · unexpected · knuckles · wood · bang · who's there · hollow · echo · waiting · late night · anticipation · caller · stranger · delivery · special delivery · summons · rapping
- journalismreporters, interview, editors, student editors, school paper
- sales tacticsupselling, cross-selling, hard sell, soft sell, high pressure
- neighborlinessfriendly, helpful, considerate, kind, welcoming
- HogmanayAuld Lang Syne, shortbread, bagpipes, ceilidh, tall dark stranger
method of announcing arrival
door knockdoorbell
Entry alert device
buzzer · intercom · video doorbell · ring the bell · ring doorbell
door, knock, doors, doored, doorway, doorways, doorstep, doorsteps, doorbell