knockin
Fist on wood
Knockin is a casual spelling of "knocking," dropping the final G as in speech.
It appears in song titles, informal writing, and representations of vernacular speech: Who's that knockin at my door?
The spelling evokes a relaxed or musical quality.
In genetics, a knock-in is a technique for inserting a gene into a specific chromosomal location—distinct from a knockout, which disables a gene.
Rhythmic pulse or strike
- grooveNarrow cut or routine
- basslineLow-register musical foundation
- pulseArterial blood throb
- thumpingHeavy, dull beating
percussion · tempo · swing · funk · hip-hop · backbeat · syncopation · bumpin
Hinged room barrier
- chanceLikelihood of occurrence
- openingGap or start
- breakthroughSudden important advance
- prospectPotential client or opportunity
gateway · access · possibility · fortune · ready · prepared · poised · threshold
doorbell
Entry alert device
entrance · rap · rapping · pounding · tap · bang · rat-a-tat · welcome · caller · peephole
beat
Rhythmic pulse or strike
thumping · percussion · tempo · swing · funk · hip-hop · backbeat · syncopation · bumpin · jammin
door
Hinged room barrier
- chanceLikelihood of occurrence
- openingGap or start
- breakthroughSudden important advance
prospect · gateway · access · possibility · fortune · ready · prepared · poised · threshold · verge
break-in
Unlawful entry to premises
unauthorized · alarm · security · breach · surveillance · prowler · casing · prowling · B&E
droppin
Informal for releasing downward
- 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
knock, knocking, knocked, knocker, knockers, knockout, knockouts, knockdown, knockoff