knock up

verb

Definition of knock upnext
British
as in to wake
to cause to stop sleeping I asked the clerk at the hotel to knock me up at 7:00 a.m.

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for knock up
  1. wake
  2. awaken
  3. awake
Verb
  • California Faulty evacuation alerts woke Angelenos in a panic.
    Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025
  • Puerto Ricans woke to the news of the arson, with reports featuring security footage and TikTok videos of the altercation.
    Graciela Mochkofsky, The New Yorker, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of wake
Verb
  • While the partnership between two of the biggest rivals in recent men’s tennis history has awakened feelings of shock, nostalgia and at times confusion, Murray is focused on something else.
    Ben Burrows, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
  • The moon’s clash with Mars awakens your inner dictator!
    USA TODAY, USA TODAY, 1 Jan. 2025
Definition of awaken
Verb
  • North Texans awoke up to a blanket of snow on Feb. 14, 2021, that turned Fort Worth neighborhoods into winter wonderlands filled with snowmen and sledding.
    Amanda McCoy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Jan. 2025
  • The world awoke to the horrific news of an attack that took place in the early morning hours of New Orleans.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 1 Jan. 2025
Definition of awake
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