"knock-up" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: knock-ups [plural]
Etymology: Deverbal from knock up. Etymology templates: {{deverbal|en|knock up}} Deverbal from knock up 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 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 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 deverbals, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English deverbals: 39 55 6 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 51 4 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 38 57 5 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 38 56 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 34 64 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 36 60 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 36 60 4
  3. (slang) A pregnancy. Tags: slang Categories (topical): Pregnancy
    Sense id: en-knock-up-en-noun-J25l3mYk Disambiguation of Pregnancy: 5 8 87
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: knockup Related terms: knock up

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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