phrasal verbs

[vibscorpio]

hi,
i would like to know the difference between the words:"knock around","knock about","knock off" and "knock in".

regards
vibscorpio

[sandhya.sha]

Originally Posted by vibscorpio

hi,
i would like to know the difference between the words:"knock around","knock about","knock off" and "knock in".

regards
vibscorpio

knock around

1. to travel and live in various places
2. used to say that sth is in a place but you do not know exactly where: It must be knocking around here somewhere.

knock about

1. to spend a lot of time with sb

knock off

1. to stop doing something

knock in
I am sorry, i do not know the meaning of knock-in. i bekieve it is an industrial term

[DavyBCN]

Originally Posted by sandhya.sha

knock around

1. to travel and live in various places
2. used to say that sth is in a place but you do not know exactly where: It must be knocking around here somewhere.

knock about

1. to spend a lot of time with sb

knock off

1. to stop doing something

knock in
I am sorry, i do not know the meaning of knock-in. i bekieve it is an industrial term

As a BE speaker there are also the following meanings:

Knock around - the same as knock about for spending a lot of time with someone. Also to physically hit someone repeatedly.
Knock about - More common than knock around to repeatedly hit someone.
Knock off - also used to mean to steal.
I do not know any meaning of knock in either.

[risby]

Originally Posted by vibscorpio

hi,
i would like to know the difference between the words:"knock around","knock about","knock off" and "knock in".

In Liverpool pubs very many goods for sale are knock-off. It's an adjective, "these are knock-off car radios", formed from a verb, "to knock-off" meaning to half-inch something.

[risby]

Ahem, you should probably also be made aware of the meaning of the term to "knock up" which is to get someone pregnant.

[anis75]

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