knock-up
Pre-match hitting session
Knock-up has distinct meanings in British and American English.
In British usage, to knock someone up is to wake them by knocking on their door: I'll knock you up at seven.
In American English, to knock someone up is vulgar slang meaning to impregnate: He knocked her up in high school.
A knock-up in tennis or similar sports is a warm-up rally before play begins.
Equipment arrangement or vehicle
- jury-rigImprovise temporary repair
- cobbleWorn stone for paths
- make-doManage with less
- patchworkFabric scraps sewn together
contrive · assemble · hastily · makeshift · rough · provisional · stopgap · bodge
Formation of an idea
- impregnateCause conception or saturation
- fetusGestating offspring
- maternityState of being pregnant
- gestationCarrying offspring in womb
trimester · ultrasound · embryo · expecting · motherhood · parenthood · birth · midwife
rig
Equipment arrangement or vehicle
patchwork · contrive · assemble · hastily · makeshift · rough · provisional · stopgap · bodge · lash-up
conception
Formation of an idea
- impregnateCause conception or saturation
- fetusGestating offspring
- maternityState of being pregnant
gestation · trimester · ultrasound · embryo · expecting · motherhood · parenthood · birth · midwife · obstetrician
rouse
Stir to wakefulness
early · summon · alert · disturb · hotel · caller · rap · bang · door
knock-upmatch
Game between opponents
tournament play · competition · set · competitive play · singles match
knock, knocks, knocked, knocking, knocker, knockers, upping, uppers