Knock vs. Shockproof — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Knock and Shockproof
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Knock
To strike with a hard blow
Knocked him on the head.
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Shockproof
Shockproof is a 1949 American crime film noir directed by Douglas Sirk and starring Cornel Wilde. Wilde and Knight were husband and wife during filming.
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Knock
To affect in a specified way by striking hard
Knocked the mugger senseless.
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Shockproof
Constructed or designed to withstand blows or jarring.
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Knock
To cause to be displaced or unengaged; force
A wind that knocked the tower over.
A blunder that knocked him out of the job.
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Shockproof
Made sturdily enough to withstand knocks and shocks without being damaged.
My shockproof watch stood up to everything it reasonably could be expected to and kept ticking; but dropping it down an elevator shaft is asking too much.
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Knock
To cause to collide
I knocked my head on a low beam.
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Shockproof
Protected from imparting electric shocks.
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Knock
To produce by hitting or striking
Knocked a hole in the wall.
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Shockproof
(transitive) To protect from imparting electric shocks.
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Knock
(Informal) To find fault with; criticize
Don't knock the food.
It's free.
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Knock
To strike a sharp audible blow or series of blows, as on a door.
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Knock
To collide with something
Knocked into the table.
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Knock
To make a pounding or clanking noise
The car engine is knocking.
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Knock
An instance of striking or colliding.
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Knock
The sound of a sharp blow on a hard surface.
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Knock
A pounding or clanking noise made by an engine, often as a result of faulty fuel combustion. Also called ping.
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Knock
(Slang) A cutting, often petty criticism.
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Knock
An abrupt rapping sound, as from an impact of a hard object against wood.
I heard a knock on my door.
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Knock
A sharp impact.
He took a knock on the head.
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Knock
(figuratively) A criticism.
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Knock
(figuratively) A blow or setback.
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Knock
Preignition, a type of abnormal combustion occurring in spark ignition engines caused by self-ignition; also, the characteristic knocking sound associated with it.
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Knock
(cricket) A batsman's innings.
He played a slow but sure knock of 35.
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Knock
Synonym of hunger knock
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Knock
To strike for admittance; to rap upon, as a door.
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Knock
To criticize verbally; to denigrate; to undervalue.
Don’t knock it until you’ve tried it.
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Knock
To kick a ball towards another player; to pass.
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Knock
To impress forcibly or strongly; to astonish; to move to admiration or applause.
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Knock
To bump or impact.
I knocked against the table and bruised my leg.
I accidentally knocked my drink off the bar.
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Knock
(intransitive) To rap one's knuckles against something, especially wood.
Knock on the door and find out if they’re home.
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Knock
To drive or be driven against something; to strike against something; to clash; as, one heavy body knocks against another.
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Knock
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.
Seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.
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Knock
To practice evil speaking or fault-finding; to criticize habitually or captiously.
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Knock
To strike with something hard or heavy; to move by striking; to drive (a thing) against something; as, to knock a ball with a bat; to knock the head against a post; to knock a lamp off the table.
When heroes knock their knotty heads together.
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Knock
To strike for admittance; to rap upon, as a door.
Master, knock the door hard.
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Knock
To impress strongly or forcibly; to astonish; to move to admiration or applause.
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Knock
To criticise; to find fault with; to disparage.
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Knock
A blow; a stroke with something hard or heavy; a jar.
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Knock
A stroke, as on a door for admittance; a rap.
A loud cry or some great knock.
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Knock
The sound of knocking (as on a door or in an engine or bearing);
The knocking grew louder
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Knock
Negative criticism
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Knock
A vigorous blow;
The sudden knock floored him
He took a bash right in his face
He got a bang on the head
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Knock
A bad experience;
The school of hard knocks
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Knock
The act of hitting vigorously;
He gave the table a whack
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Knock
Deliver a sharp blow or push :
He knocked the glass clear across the room
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Knock
Rap with the knuckles;
Knock on the door
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Knock
Knock against with force or violence;
My car bumped into the tree
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Knock
Make light, repeated taps on a surface;
He was tapping his fingers on the table impatiently
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Knock
Sound like a car engine that is firing too early;
The car pinged when I put in low-octane gasoline
The car pinked when the ignition was too far retarded
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Knock
Find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws;
The paper criticized the new movie
Don't knock the food--it's free
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