knock up

verb

Definition of knock upnext
British
as in to wake
to cause to stop sleeping I asked the clerk at the hotel to knock me up at 7:00 a.m.

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for knock up
  1. wake
  2. awaken
  3. awake
Verb
  • From this point on, his journey becomes dreamlike, soon descending into a waking nightmare.
    Erik Kain, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2024
  • When her son, Hunter, was just 4 weeks old, the new mom was caught on the baby monitor trying to gently put him down in his cot without waking him.
    Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 25 Dec. 2024
Definition of wake
Verb
  • Although many yachts have satellite Wi-Fi, consider embarking on a digital detox and allow nature to awaken your senses.
    Lewis Nunn, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
  • A change for the better John awakens with a scream, his body drenched in sweat.
    Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of awaken
Verb
  • Losing Soto also seems to have awoken Yankees' general manager Brian Cashman as well.
    Zach Pressnell, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
  • Doe lost consciousness and awoke fully nude on his stomach with Combs raping him.
    Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of awake
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