knock on

1. 1.

   (rugby) knocking the ball forward while trying to catch it (a foul)

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Questions about knock on

What does knock on mean?

knock on means "(rugby) knocking the ball forward while trying to catch it (a foul)".

Is knock on a common word?

knock on is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.