knock-on en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
Meanings
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A foul in which a player knocks the ball forward, often unintentionally.
It took until the 33rd minute for England to get on the scoreboard, Wilkinson finally finding his range from out left, but a knock-on from James Haskell from the re-start put his team straight back under pressure.
2011 October 1, Tom Fordyce, “Rugby World Cup 2011: England 16-12 Scotland”, in BBC Sport:
- (UK) Resulting as an indirect effect.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| knock-ons | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (3)
mi taka whakamua (foul in rugby) · fr en-avant (foul in rugby) · cs předhoz (foul in rugby)