knock on

verb

To commit a foul by knocking the ball forward.

“He's knocking on with her.”

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Meanings

verbknock on (third-person singular simple present knocks on, present participle knocking on, simple past and past participle knocked on)

present singular third person knocks on · participle present knocking on · participle past knocked on · past knocked on

  1. ambitransitiveball gamesTo commit a foul by knocking the ball forward.

    It then took a desperate piece of defending from Ben Foden to deny Scotland a try in the left-hand corner, the full-back reaching out an arm to knock the ball from Simon Danielli's grasp, Nick de Luca knocking on with the line at his mercy.

    2011 October 1, Tom Fordyce, “Rugby World Cup 2011: England 16-12 Scotland”, in BBC Sport
  2. slangTo have an affair; to commit adultery.

    He's knocking on with her.

    1 more example

    Those two knocked on together.

Translations

Welsh taro ymlaen
  • taro ymlaencommit a foul in rugby
Cite this entry
APA

knock on. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/knock%20on

MLA

“knock on.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/knock%20on. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “knock on,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/knock%20on.

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