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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Lamine succumbed to an ankle knock in mid-December, which was picked up in a sobering home defeat to Leganes.
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Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
The 17-year-old was withdrawn from the Spain squad for the Nations League fixtures over the international break after picking up a knock in their last European game, a win over Red Star, on November 6.
—Pol Ballús, The Athletic, 25 Nov. 2024
Smith and Duran drew one- and two-out walks respectively, and David Hamilton knocked in Smith with a single.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 14 June 2024
Shrader knocked in the game-winning field goal when the Chiefs beat the Carolina Panthers in Week 12.
—Jason Fields, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2024
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Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
The 17-year-old was withdrawn from the Spain squad for the Nations League fixtures over the international break after picking up a knock in their last European game, a win over Red Star, on November 6.
—Pol Ballús, The Athletic, 25 Nov. 2024
Smith and Duran drew one- and two-out walks respectively, and David Hamilton knocked in Smith with a single.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 14 June 2024
Shrader knocked in the game-winning field goal when the Chiefs beat the Carolina Panthers in Week 12.
—Jason Fields, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2024
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“Knock in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/knock%20in. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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