Knock
Knock verb - To come into usually forceful contact with something.
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| small | small knock | small probe |
| actual | actual knock | actual probe |
| little | little knock | little probe |
| secret | secret knock | secret probe |
| Other adjectives: early. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Turns out that opening your mind up to a NASA probe that gained so much information it developed sentience is enough to cause agonizing pain and knock him out cold.
Source: My Skull Runneth Over -
Touching a Mysterious Probe would knock the player back along with a message telling them not to do it again.
Source: Video Game / Guild Wars 2
Cite this Source
Probe and Knock. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/knock/probe
Knock & Probe. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/knock/probe>.
Probe or Knock. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/knock/probe.
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