Knock up and Wake

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Knock up verb - To cause to stop sleeping.

Usage example: I asked the clerk at the hotel to knock me up at 7:00 a.m.

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Wake and knock up are semantically related. (British) In some cases you can use "Wake" instead a verb "Knock up".

Wake verb - To cause to stop sleeping.

Usage example: my banging around in the kitchen woke my wife

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Knock up and wake are semantically related. (British) You can use "Knock up" instead a verb "Wake". informal substitute

Nearby Words: waken, waking, wakened, wakeful, wakening

Knock up: To knock on somebody's door in order to wake them up.

Source: Useful Notes / British English

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