Knock vs Hit - What's the difference?

In colloquial terms the difference between knock and hit

is that knock is to denigrate, undervalue while hit is a dose of an illegal or addictive drug.

As nouns the difference between knock and hit

is that knock is an abrupt rapping sound, as from an impact of a hard object against wood while hit is a blow; a punch; a striking against; the collision of one body against another; the stroke that touches anything.

As verbs the difference between knock and hit

is that knock is to rap one's knuckles against something, especially wood while hit is To strike.
As a pronoun hit is
it.

knock
English

Noun
(en noun)
An abrupt rapping sound, as from an impact of a hard object against wood

I heard a knock on my door.

An impact.

He took a knock on the head.

(figurative) criticism

* 2012 , Tom Lamont, How Mumford & Sons became the biggest band in the world'' (in ''The Daily Telegraph , 15 November 2012)[http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2012/nov/15/mumford-sons-biggest-band-world]

Since forming in 2007 Mumford & Sons have hard-toured their way to a vast market for throaty folk that's strong on banjo and bass drum. They have released two enormous albums. But, wow, do they take some knocks back home.

(cricket) a batsman's innings.

He played a slow but sure knock of 35.

(automotive) Preignition, a type of abnormal combustion occurring in spark ignition engines caused by self-ignition or the characteristic knocking sound associated with it.

Verb
(en verb)
(dated) To rap one's knuckles against something, especially wood.

Knock on the door and find out if they're home.

(dated) To strike for admittance; to rap upon, as a door.

* Shakespeare

Master, knock the door hard.

(ambitransitive, dated) To bump or impact.

I knocked against the table and bruised my leg.

I accidentally knocked my drink off the bar.

* 1900 , L. Frank Baum, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Chapter 23

"The Silver Shoes," said the Good Witch, "have wonderful powers. And one of the most curious things about them is that they can carry you to any place in the world in three steps, and each step will be made in the wink of an eye. All you have to do is to knock the heels together three times and command the shoes to carry you wherever you wish to go."

(colloquial) To denigrate, undervalue.

Don't knock it until you've tried it.

(soccer) To pass, kick a ball towards another player.

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Derived terms
* knock someone's block off * knock someone's socks off
Derived terms
* antiknock * knock about * knock around * knock down * knock for a loop * knock it off * knock knock * knock off / knockoff * knock oneself out * knock somebody's socks off * knock out / knockout * knock over * knock up * knocked up * knocker * knocker up * knocking shop * school of hard knocks English onomatopoeias 1000 English basic words
hit
English

Etymology 1
From (etyl) .
Verb

To strike.

#(lb) To administer a blow to, directly or with a weapon or missile.

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#*:Orion hit a rabbit once; but though sore wounded it got to the bury, and, struggling in, the arrow caught the side of the hole and was drawn out. Indeed, a nail filed sharp is not of much avail as an arrowhead; you must have it barbed, and that was a little beyond our skill.

#*1922-1927 , (Frank Harris), (My Life and Loves)

#*:He tried to hit me but I dodged the blow and went out to plot revenge.

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#*:BELLO: (Shouts) Good, by the rumping jumping general! That's the best bit of news I heard these six weeks. Here, don't keep me waiting, damn you! (He slaps her face)

#*:BLOOM: (Whimpers) You're after hitting me. I'll tell

#*1934 , , The Slugger's Game

#*:I hunted him for half a hour, aiming to learn him to hit a man with a table-leg and then run, but I didn't find him.

#(lb) To come into contact with forcefully and suddenly.

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#*(John Locke) (1632-1705)

#*:If bodies be extension alone, how can they move and hit one against another?

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#*:a dozen apples, each of them near as large as a Bristol barrel, came tumbling about my ears; one of them hit me on the back as I chanced to stoop, and knocked me down flat on my face.

#*1882 , (Nathaniel Hawthorne), Doctor Grimshawe's Secret: A romance

#*:Meanwhile the street boys kept up a shower of mud balls, many of which hit the Doctor, while the rest were distributed upon his assailants.

# To kill a person, usually on the instructions of a third party.

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# To attack, especially amphibiously.

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To briefly visit.

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To encounter.

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(lb) To attain, to achieve.

# To reach or achieve.

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#*2012 , August 1. Owen Gibson in Guardian Unlimited, London 2012: rowers Glover and Stanning win Team GB's first gold medal:

#*:And her success with Glover, a product of the National Lottery-funded Sporting Giants talent identification programme, will also spark relief among British officials who were starting to fret a little about hitting their target of equalling fourth in the medal table from Beijing.

#(lb) To meet or reach what was aimed at or desired; to succeed, often by luck.

#*(William Shakespeare) (1564-1616)

#*:And oft it hits / Where hope is coldest and despair most fits.

#*(Jonathan Swift) (1667–1745)

#*:Millions miss for one that hits .

#To guess; to light upon or discover.

#*(William Shakespeare) (1564-1616)

#*:Thou hast hit it.

(lb) To affect negatively.

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To make a play.

# In blackjack, to deal a card to.

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# To come up to bat.

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#(lb) To take up, or replace by a piece belonging to the opposing player; said of a single unprotected piece on a point.

To use; to connect to.

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To have sex with.

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To inhale an amount of smoke from a narcotic substance, particularly marijuana

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Antonyms
* (manage to touch in the right place) miss
Derived terms
(Terms derived from the verb "hit") * don't let the door hit you on the way out * flood-hit (adjective ) * hit a home run * hit a nerve * hit a six * hit a snag * hit above one's weight * hit and run * hit at * hit back * hit below one's weight * hit for six * hit home * hit it an quit it * hit it big * hit it off * hitman * hit on * hit one out of the ballpark * hit one's stride * hit out * hit paydirt * hit the ball twice * hit the books * hit the bottle * hit the bricks * hit the ceiling * hit the deck * hit the dirt * hit the gas * hit the ground running * hit the hay * hit the head * hit the headlines * hit the jackpot * hit the nail on the head * hit the net * hit the pan * hit the pavement * hit the road * hit rock bottom * hit the rock * hit the rocks * hit the roof * hit the sack * hit the silk * hit the skids * hit the spot * hit up * hit upon * hit wicket * hittable * hitter * hitting * not know what hit one * pinch-hit
Noun
(en noun)
A blow; a punch; a striking against; the collision of one body against another; the stroke that touches anything.

* Dryden

So he the famed Cilician fencer praised, / And, at each hit , with wonder seems amazed.

The hit was very slight.

A success, especially in the entertainment industry.

The band played their hit song to the delight of the fans.

* Alexander Pope

What late he called a blessing, now was wit, / And God's good providence, a lucky hit .

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An attack on a location, person or people.

# In the game of , a correct guess at where one's opponent ship is.

(computing, Internet) The result of a search of a computer system or of a search engine

(Internet) A measured visit to a web site, a request for a single file from a web server.

My site received twice as many hits after being listed in a search engine.

An approximately correct answer in a test set.

(baseball) The complete play, when the batter reaches base without the benefit of a walk, error, or fielder’s choice.

The catcher got a hit to lead off the fifth.

(colloquial) A dose of an illegal or addictive drug.

Where am I going to get my next hit ?

A premeditated murder done for criminal or political purposes.

(dated) A peculiarly apt expression or turn of thought; a phrase which hits the mark.

a happy hit

A game won at backgammon after the adversary has removed some of his men. It counts for less than a gammon.

Antonyms
* (a punch) miss * (success) flop, turkey
Derived terms
* banjo hit * base hit * cult hit * direct hit * hit counter * hit list * hit parade * hit point * hit squad * hit test * infield hit * king hit * nervous hit * no hit * one-hit wonder * pinch hit * smash hit * straight hit * take a hit
Etymology 2
From (etyl) . More at (l). Note 'it.
Pronoun

(dialectal) .

* 1922 , Philip Gengembre Hubert, The Atlantic monthly, Volume 130:

But how hit was to come about didn't appear.

* 1998 , Nancy A. Walker, What's so funny?: humor in American culture:

Now, George, grease it good, an' let hit' slide down the hill ' hits own way.

Derived terms
* (l) * (l)
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Knock vs Hit - What's the difference?

In colloquial terms the difference between knock and hit

As nouns the difference between knock and hit

As verbs the difference between knock and hit

As a pronoun hit is

knock

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Noun

Verb

Derived terms

Derived terms

hit

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Etymology 1

Verb

Antonyms

Derived terms

Noun

Antonyms

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Etymology 2

Pronoun

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