Knock
Knock verb - To come into usually forceful contact with something.
Want
Want verb - To have an earnest wish to own or enjoy.
How words are described
| best | best knock | best want |
| actual | actual knock | actual want |
| big | big knock | big want |
| little | little knock | little want |
| Other adjectives: bad, secret. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- In Perfect Dark, even your fists have a secondary fire — if you don't want to knock the enemy out with "Punch", you can instead steal their weapons with "Disarm".
Source: Secondary Fire -
Do you want to learn how to make her like you, or how to make her want to knock you over and fuck you into a mattress?
Source: The Pornomancer - Kurumu: Well, all right, I was just going to knock you out, but if you want to be crippled, I can do that instead.
Source: Fan Fic / Big Human On Campus
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