knocked
Pounded for entry
Knocked is the past tense of knock—to strike a surface, typically with knuckles or a hard object: Someone knocked on the door.
To knock something is to hit it, often causing movement or damage: He knocked the vase off the table.
Knocked out means rendered unconscious, exhausted, or eliminated from competition.
Knocked up means pregnant in British and American slang, though in older British usage it meant roused from sleep.
To be knocked back is to be surprised or set back, often by a price or rejection.
Strike with fist
- slapOpen-handed blow
- strikeForceful impact or stoppage
- bashForceful striking blow
- whackForceful striking blow
thump · smack · wallop · clobber · slug · hammer · jab · sock
Greatly shocked, overwhelmed
- dumbfoundedRendered speechless by surprise
- flabbergastedOverwhelmed with amazement
- bewilderedThoroughly puzzled and confused
- aghastStruck with horror
taken aback · startled · disconcerted · confounded · dazed · incredulous · nonplussed · overwhelmed
Removed from position
- dislodgedMoved from fixed position
- oustedRemoved from position
- deposedRemoved from authority
- toppledCaused to fall
removed · dethroned · bumped · eliminated · edged out · supplanted · usurped · overthrown
punch
Strike with fist
whack · thump · smack · wallop · clobber · slug · hammer · jab · sock · clout
astonished
Greatly shocked, overwhelmed
- dumbfoundedRendered speechless by surprise
- flabbergastedOverwhelmed with amazement
- bewilderedThoroughly puzzled and confused
aghast · taken aback · startled · disconcerted · confounded · dazed · incredulous · nonplussed · overwhelmed · thunderstruck
unseated
Removed from position
toppled · removed · dethroned · bumped · eliminated · edged out · supplanted · usurped · overthrown · displaced
demolished
Completely destroyed a structure
flattened · crashed · smashed · toppled · wrecked · battered · fractured · splintered · dismantled · crumbled
rapping
Rhythmic vocal delivery
beating · rattling · rat-a-tat · banging · hammering · thudding · percussive
knockedpraised
Expressed approval of
lauded · applauded · commended · approved · celebrated
- knocked outRendered unconscious by impact
- knock outStrike into unconsciousness
- knock it offCommand to stop
- knock knockDoor-rapping announcement
- knock offUnauthorized replica product
- knock overCause to fall
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