knocks up

present tense third-person singular of knock up, British
as in wakes
to cause to stop sleeping I asked the clerk at the hotel to knock me up at 7:00 a.m.

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  • This is because Mercury (our planet of the mind) awakens on April 7 and Venus (our planet of pleasure) will arise from her slumber on April 12.
    Kyle Thomas, People.com, 6 Apr. 2025
  • As hikers return to lush trails each summer, ready to take on the great outdoors, another presence awakens — one not nearly as welcome.
    Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 5 Apr. 2025
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“Knocks up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knocks%20up. Accessed 2 May. 2025.

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