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knock against

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Verb1.knock against - collide violently with an obstacle; "I ran into the telephone pole"
bump into, jar against, run into, butt against
collide with, impinge on, hit, run into, strike - hit against; come into sudden contact with; "The car hit a tree"; "He struck the table with his elbow"


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Hast thou ever helped carry a bier, and heard the coffin knock against the churchyard gate, going in?
Moby Dick LXVIII-CXXXIV by Melville, Herman View in context
During the time taken in opening all the barriers, Aramis barely breathed, and you might have heard his "sealed heart knock against his ribs.
The Man in the Iron Mask by Dumas, Alexandre View in context
If it is a workman, I need but knock against the wall, and he will cease to work, in order to find out who is knocking, and why he does so; but as his occupation is sanctioned by the governor, he will soon resume it.
The Count of Monte Cristo by Dumas, Alexandre View in context
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