Can and Knock

Can

Can verb - To let go from office, service, or employment.

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Knock and can are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Knock" instead a verb "Can".

Knock verb - To come into usually forceful contact with something.

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Can and knock are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Can" instead a verb "Knock".

Nearby Words: knocked, knockout, knockdown, knocking, knocker

similar	similar can	similar knock
single	single can	single knock
small	small can	small knock
actual	actual can	actual knock
Other adjectives: big, huge, little, bad, lighter.

A Prairie Home Companion did a whole song based on knock knock jokes which is surprisingly catchy, and can be heard here with the jokes starting at 0:40.

Source: "Knock Knock" Joke
Valentine: I'm sorry I don't have any books, puss, but I can tell you a knock-knock joke.

Source: "Knock Knock" Joke
Charging into another Wolfen will knock it back, but Wolfens can still knock you off.

Source: Video Game / Kya: Dark Lineage

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