Knock and Make

Knock

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

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

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

Make verb - To bring into being by combining, shaping, or transforming materials.

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Knock and make are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Knock" instead a verb "Make".

Nearby Words: makeup, making, maker

high	high knock	high make
best	best knock	best make
similar	similar knock	similar make
short	short knock	short make
Other adjectives: single, obvious, simple, small, actual, big, huge, little, bad.

sense	knock sense	make sense
character	knock character	make character
people	knock people	make people
time	knock time	make time
Other words: superman, jokes, weapons.

He'll usually knock you out of any combos, and even when you DO make him stagger (usually a low or high attack does it) he'll Substitute out of it, THEN combo YOU!

Source: SNK Boss / Other Fighting Games
Honour Before Reason: The owner of a doorbell shop refuses to knock on the door to his shop when locked out when there's a perfectly good doorbell.Store owner: Don't make me knock!

Source: Series / That Mitchell and Webb Look
Muldoon points out that the same dose of tranquilizer will knock an elephant unconscious, make a hippo sleepy, and make a rhinoceros angry.

Source: One Dose Fits All

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