knock wood en · VERB
Meanings
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(alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of knock on wood.
alt of knock on wood
It's in an ultranice neighborhood. Pretty close to your school and to the boutique where — knock wood — I think I'm going to be working.
2013, Lesley Ann McDaniel, Big Sky Bachelor, page 55:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| knocked wood | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| knocked wood | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| knocks wood | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| knocking wood | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |