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                    as in bumps
                                                
              
          
                                                      to come into usually forceful contact with something                                       
              
                             my knee knocked against the table leg when I tried to get up quickly                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                          
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                    as in hits
                                                
              
          
                                                      to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner                                       
              
                             threatened to knock him upside the head if he didn't do as he was told                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                          
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                    as in blames
                                                
              
          
                                                      to express one's unfavorable opinion of the worth or quality of                                       
              
                             hey, don't knock it until you've tried it                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
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                    as in blows
                                                
              
          
                                                      a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument                                       
              
                             gave the door a good knock                         
                
                                                                                                                                
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                    as in misfortunes
                                                
              
          
                                                      bad luck or an example of this                                       
              
                             getting his college degree was a six year adventure not without its share of knocks along the way                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
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                    as in setbacks
                                                
              
          
                                                      a change in status for the worse usually temporarily                                       
              
                             the geneticist's reputation took a knock when several of his peers were unable to confirm his research findings                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                          
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