- Belittle - Hit - Nick - Rap on a door - To drive or be driven against something; to strike
against something; to clash; as, one heavy body knocks against another. - To strike or beat with something hard or heavy; to rap;
as, to knock with a club; to knock on the door. - To strike with something hard or heavy; to move by
striking; to drive (a thing) against something; as, to knock a ball
with a bat; to knock the head against a post; to knock a lamp off the
table.