"knock-up" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: knock-ups [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} knock-up (plural knock-ups)
  1. (sports) A short practice session before a tennis match. Categories (topical): Sports Translations (short practise session): palleggio [masculine] (Italian), разминка (razminka) [feminine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-knock-up-en-noun-7XI1z4pK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 49 4 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 47 49 4 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 49 46 5 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 45 51 4 Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports Disambiguation of 'short practise session': 93 3 4
  2. Something constructed shoddily or hastily.
    Sense id: en-knock-up-en-noun-XsC-JpBA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 49 4 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 47 49 4 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 49 46 5 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 45 51 4
  3. (slang) A pregnancy. Tags: slang Categories (topical): Pregnancy
    Sense id: en-knock-up-en-noun-J25l3mYk Disambiguation of Pregnancy: 6 5 89
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: knock up

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