hammer /Ъжтэг/ [и 1] to keep hitting а door or window loudly, especially because you are angry or impatient hammer at/on the door We were woken by the sound of the police hammering at
the door
hammer at/on the window Phil hammered on the window, hoping that someone would hear him.
tap /taep/ [u I/T] to hit a door, window, or table gently in order to make people notice you: Mr Norton tapped his desk
with a ruler until everyone was silent, tap on a door/window She turned and
saw a small boy tapping on the class room window
tap at a door/window I tapped three times at the door.
tapping - tapped - have tapped
to make someone or something fall down by hitting them
knock out /.rrok 'aot||,ncuk-/ [phrasa/ verb T] to hit someone so hard that they fall down and become unconscious knock sb out He punched Colin hard on the head, knocking him out. knock out sb Tyson knocked out his opponent in the second round.
knock over/knock down /nok
30V3r, ,nok daon||(na:k-/ [phrasal verb T] to accidentally hit someone or something that is standing, and make them falclass="underline" A truck went out of control and knocked down a traffic light. I I bumped into Anna and almost knocked her over. get knocked down/over As the crowd rushed towards the gate, several people got knocked over.
run over /,глп "эиV9r/ [phrasal verb T] to hit someone when you are driving a car, truck etc, and injure them or kill them run sb over A little boy stepped out in the street, and I almost ran him over. get run over Get out of the road! You'll get run over!
HOLD
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hold something or someone
drop something
if you mean 'have something
inside', go to contain
see also lift, carry, take/bring
II to have something in your hand
Ко Id /hauld/ |i> T) to have something in your hand, with your fingers around it so that it does not falclass="underline" The photo showed a young boy holding a flag, I Can you hold my coat while I try on this sweater?
holding - held - have held
in your hand /in p:r haend if something
is in your hand, you are holding it: What's that in your hand? I He already had a glass in his hand when we arrived.
handle /'teendl/ [» T] to touch or hold something - use this especially about things that you must be careful with such as weapons, food, or things that break easily: It was the first time I had ever handled a gun. 1 Stajf who handle food should have special training. I A sign on the box said 'Fragile. Handle with care
H to hold something tightly
grip /gripI [i> T] to hold something tightly: I gripped the handrail and looked down at the people in the street below. I Gripping her arm tightly, Max pulled her away from the road.
gripping - gripped - have gripped
clutch /kUtJV [v t) especially written to
hold something very tightly, especially because you are frightened or nervous or because you do not want to lose what you are holding: I could feel his little hand clutching my arm. 1 Going out in the dark street, she clutched her bag tightly.
hold on /(ЬэиId 'Dn||-U:n/ (phrasal verb I| to hold something tightly because you are afraid that you will fall or that you will lose what you are holding + to / had to hold on to my hat to stop it blowing away, hold on tight the roller coaster turned upside down I shut my eyes and held on tight.
Bi to start to hold something
get hold oj sth/take hold of sth
/.get haold dv (sth), ,teik hauld dv (sth)/ to take something and hold it in your hand: I took hold of the door handle and pulled as hard as I could. 1 When you get the fish out of the net, try to get hold of its tail.
grab jgraeb/ [и T] to quickly and roughly take something and hold it: She tried to grab the knife from him. 1 Suddenly, a police officer grabbed my arm.
grab bold of stK I grabbed hold of his
leg and hung on.
grabbing - grabbed - have grabbed
El to hold someone
hold /haold/ [u T] to hold someone by putting your arms around their body, especially in order to make them feel less worried or upset: I held him until he went to sleep.
Kold sb tight (=close to your body) He held her tight and let her cry. holding - held - have held
hug /hAg/ [uTlto hold someone for a short time, pressing their body with your arms in a friendly or loving way: My father hugged me affectionately when I got home.
hugging - hugged - have hugged
bug [n CI Come and give me a hug.
cuddle kAdl [o l/T) to hold someone in
your arms for a long time, especially a child, a small animal, or someone you love: She had fallen asleep in her chair cuddling a little teddy bear. kiss and cuddle (=when two people hold each other and kiss each other) They were kissing and cuddling on the sofa. cuddle [n С) when you cuddle someone: She was giving the baby a cuddle.
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put your arms around sb /potjoir at'mz araond (sb)/ especially written to hold someone in a loving way, in order to kiss them or make them less upset: / put my arms around her and kissed her I She didn't speak, just put her arms around him and stroked his hair.