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KNOCK UP
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Dictionary entry overview: What does knock up mean?
• KNOCK UP (verb)
The verb KNOCK UP has 1 sense:
1. make pregnant
Familiarity information: KNOCK UP used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Make pregnant
Classified under:
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care
Synonyms:
bang up; impregnate; knock up; prang up
Context example:
He impregnated his wife again
Hypernyms (to "knock up" is one way to...):
fecundate; fertilise; fertilize; inseminate (introduce semen into (a female))
Verb group:
impregnate (fertilize and cause to grow)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s somebody
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