Knock
Knock noun - A hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument.
Wreck
Wreck noun - The portion or bits of something left over or behind after it has been destroyed.
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Although he sustained no serious harm from the train wreck, it did knock him out for a while, probably at least a few hours, since he woke up in the hospital.
Source: Film / Unbreakable - Moves like Substitute, Knock Off, Leech Seed, U-Turn, and a host of others that take some practice to learn to use properly can wreck entire teams if played correctly.
Source: Useless Useful Spell - He shows up in the beginning of the episode, says Max's life is too bad to wreck, and Max builds his life up to prove him wrong, paranoid that Chase might be helping from the shadows to knock him down later, even though Chase is not seen.
Source: Determinator / Live-Action TV
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