Crossword clues for knocking
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Knocking \Knock"ing\, n. A beating; a rap; a series of raps.
The . . . repeated knockings of the head upon the
ground by the Chinese worshiper.
--H. Spencer.
Knock \Knock\ (n[o^]k), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Knocked (n[o^]kt); p. pr. & vb. n. Knocking.] [OE. knoken, AS. cnocian, cnucian; prob. of imitative origin; cf. Sw. knacka. Cf. Knack.]
To drive or be driven against something; to strike against something; to clash; as, one heavy body knocks against another.
--Bacon.-
To strike or beat with something hard or heavy; to rap; as, to knock with a club; to knock on the door.
For harbor at a thousand doors they knocked.
--Dryden.Seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.
--Matt. vii. 7. -
To practice evil speaking or fault-finding; to criticize habitually or captiously. [Slang, U. S.]
To knock about, to go about, taking knocks or rough usage; to wander about; to saunter. [Colloq.] ``Knocking about town.''
--W. Irving.To knock up, to fail of strength; to become wearied or worn out, as with labor; to give out. ``The horses were beginning to knock up under the fatigue of such severe service.''
--De Quincey.To knock off, to cease, as from work; to desist.
To knock under, to yield; to submit; to acknowledge one's self conquered; -- an expression probably borrowed from the practice of knocking under the table with the knuckles, when conquered. ``Colonel Esmond knocked under to his fate.''
--Thackeray.
Wiktionary
n. An act in which something is knocked on, or the sound thus produced vb. (present participle of knock English)
WordNet
n. the sound of knocking (as on a door or in an engine or bearing); "the knocking grew louder" [syn: knock]
Wikipedia
Knocking or Knockin or '''Knockin' ''' may refer to:
- Knocking, Austria, a city, subdivision of Erlauf in Austria
- Knocking (documentary), a documentary about Jehovah's Witnesses
- "Knockin'" (song), 1995 song by Spanish band Double Vision
It may also call to mind:
Knocking- Engine knocking, or the sound accompanying automotive combustion malfunction
- Port knocking, a covert method of opening a port on a server
- " Knockin' Boots", song by rapper Candyman
- " Knockin' Da Boots", song by H-Town
- " Knockin' Doorz Down", song by Pimp C
- " Knockin' on Heaven's Door, song by Bob Dylan
- Knockin' on Heaven's Door (1997 film), film by Thomas Jahn
- Gene knockin, genetic engineering method that involves the one-for-one substitution of DNA sequence information with a wild-type copy in a genetic locus or the insertion of sequence information not found within the locus
- Knockin Castle, castle situated in the village of Knockin on Shropshire between Oswestry and Shrewsbury
Knocking is a 2006 documentary film directed by Joel Engardio and Tom Shepard that focuses on the civil liberties fought for by Jehovah's Witnesses. It focuses primarily on the stories of three Jehovah's Witnesses, and how their lives demonstrate three fundamental Witness teachings that have affected society in general: Conscientious objection, and rejection of blood transfusions and saluting the flag.
Knocking explored how the unpopular religion of Jehovah's Witnesses played a major role in First Amendment history, setting Supreme Court precedents that expanded individual liberties for all Americans.
In interviews, director Joel Engardio said Knocking is not about the theology of Jehovah's Witnesses but instead uses the religion as a case study to examine how disparate and disagreeable groups can hold their unique beliefs without marginalizing or limiting the freedom of others. "We may not be each others' cup of tea," Engardio said on NPR, "but tolerance allows a variety of kettles to peacefully share the stove."
Knocking won several film festival awards including Best Documentary at the USA Film Festival and was covered in Newsweek, USA Today and newspapers across the United States. Entertainment Weekly named it "What to Watch." Knocking was broadcast in the United States on PBS. It was also broadcast in Australia, Canada, Greece and Israel. Knocking was released on DVD in English, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian and Korean.
Usage examples of "knocking".
I was in the middle of the seventh act, always slower and more pleasant for the actress than the first two or three, when Costa came knocking loudly at my door, calling out that the felucca was ready.
The tornado of wind whistled loudly around us and up into the heavens, almost knocking Adeem off his feet.
Months he had wandered about the gates of the Bonnet, wondering, sighing, knocking at them, and getting neither admittance nor answer.
Empire, two men were drinking raw alk and knocking the shots back with homebrew in a portabar not far from a construction site.
During the night the amado fell out of the worn-out grooves with a crash, knocking down the shoji, which fell on me, and rousing Ito, who rushed into my room half-asleep, with a vague vision of bloodthirsty Ainos in his mind.
Soon after, a servant in livery brought a bed and a trunk, and the next morning the same servant, knocking at my door, told me that his master begged the honour of my company to breakfast.
You were a closet bigot for years, using the minorities for votes only, and now your agents and troops are running around the country, knocking people in the head, taking their weapons from them.
One of the bolder Black- shirts was halfway down the stairs when my gunfire raked his chest, knocking him over, his arms outstretched, rifle flying into the air.
Tully had saved their lives by knocking it off the deck, but unfortunately the bomblet had not exploded soon enough to kill the humans who had tossed the thing from their boat.
The shotgun somersaulted into the screaming wind as Van Dusen plowed into Bonhomme, knocking him from his feet.
For one thing, I fully expected that Todd Bowman would come knocking at the door any minute and wake us both up.
The fabric flapped like a liberated bird, suddenly catching the wind and throwing the boom hard to port, catching Brod and knocking him into Maia.
Stephen had done no more than take a look at the book-lined recess, when Derek Burdon came knocking at the door.
It cleaved a broad path before him, sending soldiers and partygoers reeling and flying in its path, knocking a wide circumference of open space between him and the King.
Spooked, Cyd jumped backward, knocking a jar of utensils onto the floor in a clatter.