knock together en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(idiomatic) To assemble something quickly.
I'll just knock together a quick demo.
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(also, figuratively) To come together, as if in contact.
This has all the hallmarks of a disagreement that needs some heads knocking together. It's not in passenger interests for company and union to be arguing like this.
2023 April 5, Philip Haigh, “Comment: Pay deal a positive result”, in RAIL, number 980, page 3:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| knocks together | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| knocking together | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| knocked together | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| knocked together | Tense=Past | lexicographic |
Hypernyms
Relateds
Synonyms
slap together · run up · knock up
Translations (5)
pl sklecić (assemble quickly) · fi tekaista (assemble quickly) · cmn 拼湊 /拼凑 (assemble quickly) · pl klecić (assemble quickly) · fi sutaista (assemble quickly)