knock-on

noun

A foul in which a player knocks the ball forward, often unintentionally.

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Meanings

nounknock-on (plural knock-ons)

plural knock-ons

  1. ball gamesA foul in which a player knocks the ball forward, often unintentionally.

    It took until the 33rd minute for England to get on the scoreboard, Wilkinson finally finding his range from out left, but a knock-on from James Haskell from the re-start put his team straight back under pressure.

    2011 October 1, Tom Fordyce, “Rugby World Cup 2011: England 16-12 Scotland”, in BBC Sport
  2. UKResulting as an indirect effect.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
follow-on

Translations

Czech předhoz
  • předhozfoul in rugby
French en-avant
  • en-avantfoul in rugby
Māori taka whakamua
  • taka whakamuafoul in rugby
Cite this entry
APA

knock-on. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/knock-on

MLA

“knock-on.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/knock-on. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “knock-on,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/knock-on.

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