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KNOCK UP
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I. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Make pregnant
Example:
He impregnated his wife again
Synonyms:
bang up; impregnate; knock up; prang up
Classified under:
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care
Hypernyms (to "knock up" is one way to...):
fecundate; fertilise; fertilize; inseminate (introduce semen into (a female))
Verb group:
impregnate (fertilize and cause to grow)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s somebody
