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knock–up
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
knock–up
(noun)
knock
(verb)
knock–up
noun
plural
knock–ups
knock–up
noun
plural
knock–ups
Britannica Dictionary definition of KNOCK–UP
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British
:
a time before a tennis game when players hit the ball to each other in order to practice
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