Synonyms for knocked-up
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : nok |
| Phonetic Transcription : nÉ’k |
Définition of knocked-up
Origin :- Old English cnocian (West Saxon cnucian), "to pound, beat; knock (on a door)," likely of imitative origin. Meaning "deprecate, put down" is from 1892. Related: Knocked; knocking. Knock-kneed first attested 1774. Knock-down, drag-out is from 1827. Command knock it off "stop it" is first recorded 1880, perhaps from auctioneer's term for "dispose of quickly:"
- At the commencement of the sales, he gave every one that wanted to purchase a paper containing a description of the lands that were to be sold; and, as the sales were cried, he called over the numbers and described the land; and when it got up to one dollar and a quarter an acre, if no body bid, after it was cried two or three times, he would say, knock it off, knock it off. [U.S. Senate record, 1834]
- As in in the family way : adj pregnant
- I threw myself from the saddle, and led my knocked-up steed towards him.
- Extract from : « Paddy Finn » by W. H. G. Kingston
- I was very tired, having walked nearly twenty miles, and having to drive two knocked-up horses.
- Extract from : « Explorations in Australia » by John Forrest
- My brother, Sweeney, and Pierre were behind with the knocked-up horses, trying to get them along.
- Extract from : « Explorations in Australia » by John Forrest
- Proceeded very slowly with the knocked-up horse to the Depot; he appears to be very ill, and is looking very bad this morning.
- Extract from : « Explorations in Australia, The Journals of John McDouall Stuart » by John McDouall Stuart
- Leaving the knocked-up horse behind, proceeded to the Fanny, and camped.
- Extract from : « Explorations in Australia, The Journals of John McDouall Stuart » by John McDouall Stuart
- Sent out and had the other three knocked-up horses brought in all right.
- Extract from : « Explorations in Australia, The Journals of John McDouall Stuart » by John McDouall Stuart
- The knocked-up sheets are counted off—thin paper in hundreds, thick paper in fifties.
- Extract from : « Practical Bookbinding » by Paul Adam
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- hard knock
- hard knocks
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- knocksed props out from under
- knockses props out from under
- knocksing props out from under
- technical knockout
- the knocks
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