Definition of 'knock up'
1. phrasal verb
If you knock something up, you make it or build it very quickly, using whatever materials are available.
[informal]
Any water-skiing enthusiast can knock up a pair of skis in a few hours. [VERB PARTICLE noun (not pronoun)]
[Also VERB noun PARTICLE]2. phrasal verb
3. phrasal verb [usually passive]
See full dictionary entry for knockIf a woman is knocked up by a man, she is made pregnant by him.
[mainly US, informal, rude] When I got knocked up, the whole town knew it. [get V-ed P]
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knock up in British English
verb (adverb, mainly tr)
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knock-up in British English
noun
a practice session at tennis, squash, or a similar game played with racquets and a ball
A light drizzle during the knock-up forced a 50-minute postponement.
Let's have a knock-up before we start.
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knock up in American English
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