knock in
phrasal verb
knocked in; knocking in; knocks in
baseball
: to cause (a run or runner) to score
He knocked in a run in the second inning with a double to left field.
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Brazeau upped it to 3-0 just 61 seconds later, knocking in Mantha's feed from behind the net and prompting Chicago coach Jeff Blashill to take a timeout.
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CBS News, 29 Dec. 2025
Evanilson’s effort hit the post and popped back out to Amine Adli who, on the bounce, knocked in his first Bournemouth goal.
—Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 1 Dec. 2025
The Knights trailed 14-0 at the half but fought back for the win when Noe Ruelas knocked in a 34-yard field goal with 57 seconds left.
—Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2025
Shohei Ohtani has homered and knocked in a run with a double tonight while Freddie Freeman just tied things up with an RBI single against lefty Mason Fluharty in the bottom of the fifth inning.
—Greg Rosenstein, NBC news, 28 Oct. 2025
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CBS News, 29 Dec. 2025
Evanilson’s effort hit the post and popped back out to Amine Adli who, on the bounce, knocked in his first Bournemouth goal.
—Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 1 Dec. 2025
The Knights trailed 14-0 at the half but fought back for the win when Noe Ruelas knocked in a 34-yard field goal with 57 seconds left.
—Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2025
Shohei Ohtani has homered and knocked in a run with a double tonight while Freddie Freeman just tied things up with an RBI single against lefty Mason Fluharty in the bottom of the fifth inning.
—Greg Rosenstein, NBC news, 28 Oct. 2025
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“Knock in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/knock%20in. Accessed 6 Jan. 2026.
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