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
  • Stephen Brigstocke is likely dreaming of his next attempt on Nicholas’s life when a crashing noise wakes him in the middle of the night.
    Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2024
  • But such is sadly not the case with Jing (Hedwig Tam) and her newborn, the latter of whom spends most of her waking moments crying hysterically.
    Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Oct. 2024
Definition of wake
Verb
  • As Richard drives them to his cabin, Iris awakens inside his car and produces a small knife from her pocket, attacking Richard and causing the car to crash.
    Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 29 Oct. 2024
  • Today in Science, a research team offers a surprising explanation: Pregnancy awakens ancient, viruslike elements in mammalian genomes, triggering an immune response that jump-starts blood production.
    ByCatherine Offord, science.org, 24 Oct. 2024
Definition of awaken
Verb
  • The woman, who has not been identified by police, was awoken by another family member who saw two men breaking into the car parked in front of her house, police said.
    Lauren Penington, The Denver Post, 22 Oct. 2024
  • Days later, Patterson awoke from his coma and ultimately survived his infection.
    Jess Craig, Vox, 1 Oct. 2024
Definition of awake
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“Knock up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knock%20up. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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