knob

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈnɒb/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/nɑb/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(nob)

Inflections of 'knob' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
knobs
v 3rd person singular
knobbing
v pres p
knobbed
v past
knobbed
v past p

Collocations for "knob"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "knob" in context.

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knob

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
n
  1. a [wooden, metal, plastic, rubber] knob
  2. the [door, closet, cupboard, drawer] knob
  3. the [door] knob is [loose, broken]
  4. the knob [came, broke] off!
  5. UK: [add, use, fry, melt] a knob of [butter, margarine]
  6. [twist, turn, adjust] the radio knob
  7. fiddled with the radio knobs
  8. UK, slang, sexually explicit: has a [shriveled, long, large, thick] knob
  9. UK, slang, sexually explicit: [got, took, whipped] his knob out
  10. UK, slang, sexually explicit: was [rubbing, touching, scratching] his knob
  11. UK, slang: don't be such a knob!
  12. UK, slang: with brass knobs on
v
  1. sexually explicit, UK: he knobbed her [twice, all night, passionately, in the car]
  2. sexually explicit, UK: they were knobbing (all night)
n as adj
  1. UK, slang: you're such a knob end!
'knob' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
butter - clockwise - door - pull - shock - turn - twist

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