Knock and Sound

Knock

Knock verb - Make light, repeated taps on a surface.

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Sound and knock are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sound" instead the word "Knock" as a noun or a verb.

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

Sound verb - To continue or be repeated in a series of reflected sound waves.

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Knock and sound are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Knock" instead the word "Sound" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: sounded, soundness, soundly, sounding, sounder

similar	similar knock	similar sound
short	short knock	short sound
single	single knock	single sound
sharp	sharp knock	sharp sound
Other adjectives: actual, little, early, lighter.

sense	knock sense	sound sense
stuff	knock stuff	sound stuff
time	knock time	sound time
bit	knock bit	sound bit
Other words: head, player, times.

Since sound doesn't exist in the Valley of Sound at the moment, he must write "knock knock" on a slip of paper and tuck it under the door.

Source: Saying Sound Effects Out Loud
In After The War, certain hybrids will attack you with a cone of loud sound, which will also knock down even enemies caught in the middle.

Source: Make Me Wanna Shout / Video Games
Smack Down would sound more appropriate for a Fighting move than a Rock move (it's known in Japan as Knock Down, as in knocking something down from above with a stone).

Source: American Kirby is Hardcore

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