knock-up

1 of 2

noun

ˈnäk-ˌəp 

British

: a warm-up or practice session before a game in a racket sport (such as tennis)

knock up

2 of 2

verb

knocked up; knocking up; knocks up

transitive verb

1

sometimes vulgar : to make pregnant

2

British : rouse, summon

Synonyms

Verb

• arouse
• awake
• awaken
• rouse
• wake
• waken

Examples of knock-up in a Sentence

Verb

I asked the clerk at the hotel to knock me up at 7:00 a.m.

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1884, in the meaning defined above

Verb

1592, in the meaning defined at sense 2