"doorknock" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: EN-AU ck1 doorknock.ogg Forms: doorknocks [plural]
Etymology: From door + knock. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|door|knock}} door + knock Head templates: {{en-noun}} doorknock (plural doorknocks)
  1. (Australia, New Zealand) A campaign of going from house to house knocking on doors, such as for a charity appeal. Tags: Australia, New-Zealand
    Sense id: en-doorknock-en-noun--CRROYa1 Categories (other): Australian English, New Zealand English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50

Verb

Audio: EN-AU ck1 doorknock.ogg Forms: doorknocks [present, singular, third-person], doorknocking [participle, present], doorknocked [participle, past], doorknocked [past]
Etymology: From door + knock. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|door|knock}} door + knock Head templates: {{en-verb}} doorknock (third-person singular simple present doorknocks, present participle doorknocking, simple past and past participle doorknocked)
  1. (chiefly Australia, New Zealand) To participate in a campaign of going from house to house knocking on doors; to knock on the door (of a house) during such a campaign. Tags: Australia, New-Zealand
    Sense id: en-doorknock-en-verb-fie5CgV0 Categories (other): Australian English, New Zealand English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50

Inflected forms

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