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What is the noun for knocking?

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knockdown
  1. An act of knocking down or the condition of being knocked down.
  2. An overwhelming blow.
  3. (slang, dated) Very strong ale or beer.
  4. (genetics) A genetically modified organism that carries one or more genes in its chromosomes that has been made less active or had its expression reduced.
  5. (genetics) The use of a reagent such as an oligonucleotide with sequence complementary to an active gene or its mRNA transcript, to interfere with the expression of said gene.
  6. (nautical) The condition of a sailboat being pushed abruptly to horizontal, with the mast parallel to the water surface.
  7. (soccer) a short pass played downwards, for example from the head onto someone's feet.
knocker
  1. A device, usually hinged with a striking plate, used for knocking on a door.
  2. A person who knocks (denigrates) something.
  3. A dwarf, goblin, or sprite imagined to dwell in mines and to indicate the presence of ore by knocking.
  4. (pinball) A mechanical device in a pinball table that produces a loud percussive noise.
  5. (dated, slang) A person who is strikingly handsome or otherwise admirable; a stunner.
  6. (geology) A large, boulder-shaped outcrop of bedrock in an otherwise low-lying landscape, chiefly associated with a mélange.
  7. Synonyms:
      8. disparager, censurer, carper, caviller, critic, nitpicker, faultfinder, caviler, hypercritic, niggler, criticizer, castigator, detractor, moaner, slanderer, defamer, vilifier, quibbler, censor, reviler, muckraker, attacker, belittler, mud-slinger, complainer, scolder, denigrator, deprecator, asperser, nagger, maligner, fault-finder, backbiter, calumniator, traducer, worrier, doubter, complainant, zapper, disapprover, disputer, fretter, panner, blamer, aristarch, cynic, nit-picker, backseat driver, sidewalk superintendent, libeller … more
  8. Examples:
      9. “Despite being a talented musician, Sarah became known as a relentless knocker among her peers, always finding fault in others' performances.”
      “I walked up to the front door and gave the knocker a firm tap.”
      “Paint the front door and polish your street number, door knocker, and mailbox.”
knock
  1. An abrupt rapping sound, as from an impact of a hard object against wood
  2. An impact.
  3. (figuratively) criticism
  4. (cricket) a batsman's innings.
  5. (automotive) Preignition, a type of abnormal combustion occurring in spark ignition engines caused by self-ignition or the characteristic knocking sound associated with it.
  6. (cycling) Synonym of hunger knock
  7. Synonyms:
      8. blow, thump, smack, hit, punch, whack, wallop, thwack, belt, clout, crack, sock, bang, slap, cuff, bash, box, clip, rap, stroke, buffet, slug, smash, swipe, biff, swat, welt, hook, bat, slam, pound, bop, spank, lash, bust, chop, hack, lick, stinger, stripe, pelt, wham, clap, haymaker, fillip, thud, larrup, dab, beat, plump … more
  8. Examples:
      9. “One of my students received a knock to the door of her unconscious when she read Eudora Welty's story of the traveling salesman.”
      “All of them are speaking of points of contact between the tool and matter. A crash, an impact, a knock between two different materials, to make us understand and feel the instant of time.”
      “He nearly jumped out of his skin when he heard a knock on the door.”
knockback
  1. A blow that causes the recipient to fall or move backwards, a knock back; a recoil.
  2. Something that impedes or reverses progress; a setback.
  3. (Britain, Australia, informal) A rejection; a refusal.
  4. Synonyms:
      5. turndown, rejection, rebuff, nonacceptance, declination, snub, negation, repulse, renunciation, repulsion, refusal, demurral, regrets, declinature, nay, discountenancing, no, noncompliance, renouncement, knock-back, non-acceptance, brush-off, cold shoulder, kick in the teeth, negative response, the elbow, repudiation, veto, refutation, unacceptance, abnegation, lack of acceptance, denial, disallowance, thumbs down, declining, negative, dismissal, turning down, spurning, disapproval, contradiction, nothing doing, pass, slap in the face, non placet, brushoff, nix, red light, no way … more
  5. Examples:
      6. “At first, No10 said it was a private affair – a knockback that provoked even further scrutiny of his family's wealth and how it was earned.”
      “Poulter may be an Arsenal supporter but rejection by Tottenham Hotspur at the age of 14 was the first, key sporting knockback of his life.”
      “The two companies warned the federal knockback would put in jeopardy assistance from the Victorian government.”
knocking
  1. An act in which something is knocked on, or the sound thus produced
  2. Synonyms:
      3. flak, criticism, castigation, censure, condemnation, denunciation, abuse, denigration, disparagement, vilification, stick, excoriation, obloquy, disapproval, revilement, opprobrium, panning, slamming, calumny, slagging, verbal, swipe, knock, calumniation, pan, rap, lambasting, brickbats, hostility, brickbat, disapprobation, execration, complaints, opposition, complaint, fault-finding, tongue-lashing, slagging off, bad press, a bad press, slating, admonishment, reproof, upbraiding, rebuke, reproval, reprimand, broadside, vituperation, harangue … more
knockers
  1. plural of knocker
  2. Synonyms:
      3. bosom, chest, breasts, bust, melons, boobs, tits, boobies, titties, bazookas, jubblies, bubbies, globes, orbs, baps, bazooms, bristols, casabas, charlies, chichis, jugs, mammae, norks, dugs, embonpoint, hooters, paps, front, breast, rack, teats, thorax, mammary glands, rib cage, pair, cleavage, mamma, bosoms, chi-chis, tit, boob, jug, booby, cans, bristol, mammary gland, titty, nipple, brisket, udder … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “He may have his legion of knockers who scoff at his lack of goals compared with his wage packet.”
      “He has a colorful front door decorated with a pair of door knockers in the shape of a lion's head and a long, rounded bamboo bench.”
      “Such a scenario is meat and drink to the increasing band of media knockers seemingly intent on dismissing Bolton's chances of avoiding the drop.”
knockbacks
  1. plural of knockback
  2. Synonyms:
      3. turndowns, rejection, rebuffs, nonacceptance, declination, snubs, negation, repulses, renunciation, repulsion, refusal, demurrals, declinatures, nays, noes, noncompliance, renouncement, knock-backs, brush-offs, cold shoulders, kicks in the teeth, abnegations, refutation, repudiations, unacceptance, vetoes, denial, thumbs downs, disallowances, negatives, spurnings, dismissal, slaps in the face, disapprovals, passes, nixes, no-goes, refutals, red lights, brushoffs, non placets, kiss-offs, elbows, objections, snubbings, oppositions, discouragement, put downs, slights, deprivation … more
knockdowns
  1. plural of knockdown
knockings
  1. plural of knocking
  2. Synonyms:
      3. flak, criticism, castigation, censures, condemnation, denunciations, abuse, denigrations, disparagement, vilification, stick, excoriations, obloquy, disapprovals, revilements, opprobrium, pannings, slammings, calumnies, slaggings, verbals, swipe, knocks, calumniations, pans, rap, lambastings, hostility, brickbats, disapprobation, execration, oppositions, complaint, tongue-lashings, slatings, reproofs, admonishments, upbraidings, reprovals, vituperation, blasts, reprimands, strictures, rebukes, broadsides, attacks, reproaches, admonitions, harangues, tirades … more
knocks
  1. plural of knock
  2. Synonyms:
      3. fire, condemnation, criticism, disapproval, castigation, blame, censure, denunciation, flak, admonishments, animosity, antagonism, chiding, hostility, opprobrium, rebuke, reprimand, reproach, reproof, scolding, vituperation, brickbats, enmity, raps, remonstrance, reprehension, sideswipe, stick, dressing down, ill will … more
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