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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Valley Christian sophomore Colton Hadfield knocked in Quinten Marsh and Jordan Ortiz to make the score 5-4 going into the sixth inning.
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Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 2 Apr. 2025
They could get knocked in your direction by a strong gust.
—Joe Hernandez, NPR, 2 Apr. 2025
Michael Walton, Clayton Valley baseball: Walton went 2 for 3 and knocked in two runs in the Ugly Eagles’ 13-3 win over Tokay.
—Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 25 Mar. 2025
Club captain Lewis Dunk is ruled out against Bournemouth for the third game running by a rib injury and Danny Welbeck is doubtful after a knock in training kept him out at Southampton.
—Andy Naylor, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
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Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 2 Apr. 2025
They could get knocked in your direction by a strong gust.
—Joe Hernandez, NPR, 2 Apr. 2025
Michael Walton, Clayton Valley baseball: Walton went 2 for 3 and knocked in two runs in the Ugly Eagles’ 13-3 win over Tokay.
—Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 25 Mar. 2025
Club captain Lewis Dunk is ruled out against Bournemouth for the third game running by a rib injury and Danny Welbeck is doubtful after a knock in training kept him out at Southampton.
—Andy Naylor, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
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“Knock in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/knock%20in. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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