knock in
phrasal verb
knocked in; knocking in; knocks in
baseball
: to cause (a run or runner) to score
He knocked in a run in the second inning with a double to left field.
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The knock in question was reported on by AS correspondent Javi Miguel, as Barca celebrated a maiden piece of silverware under Xavi Hernandez's successor Hansi Flick.
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Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
In the final months of the election, other Californians are volunteering to door knock in Arizona and Nevada in quick, grueling journeys.
—Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2024
Marcus Rashford and Antony both came off with injury knocks in the subsequent pre-season friendly win against Real Betis.
—Laurie Whitwell, The Athletic, 31 July 2024
Lamine succumbed to an ankle knock in mid-December, which was picked up in a sobering home defeat to Leganes.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
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Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
In the final months of the election, other Californians are volunteering to door knock in Arizona and Nevada in quick, grueling journeys.
—Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2024
Marcus Rashford and Antony both came off with injury knocks in the subsequent pre-season friendly win against Real Betis.
—Laurie Whitwell, The Athletic, 31 July 2024
Lamine succumbed to an ankle knock in mid-December, which was picked up in a sobering home defeat to Leganes.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
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“Knock in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/knock%20in. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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