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KNOCK ON

Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does knock on mean? 

KNOCK ON (noun)
  The noun KNOCK ON has 1 sense:

1. (rugby) knocking the ball forward while trying to catch it (a foul)play

  Familiarity information: KNOCK ON used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


KNOCK ON (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

(rugby) knocking the ball forward while trying to catch it (a foul)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("knock on" is a kind of...):

play (a preset plan of action in team sports)

Domain category:

rugby; rugby football; rugger (a form of football played with an oval ball)

Holonyms ("knock on" is a part of...):

rugby; rugby football; rugger (a form of football played with an oval ball)


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