One night a father sent his kid to bed. Five minutes later the boy screamed, “Dad! Can you get me a glass of water!?!”
“No. You had your chance.”
A minute later the boy screamed, “Dad!! Can you get me a glass of water?”
“No. You had your chance. Next time you ask I’ll come up there and spank you.”
“Dad! When you come up to spank me can you bring me a glass of water?”
- = *jack n. 2. knavery n. (pl. -ies). Knavish adj. [old english, originally = boy, servant]
KNEAD
v. - a work into a dough, paste, etc. By pummelling. B make (bread, pottery, etc.) Thus.
- massage (muscles etc.) As if kneading. [old english]
KNEEL
v. (past and past part. Knelt or esp. Us kneeled) fall or rest on the knees or a knee. [old english: related to *knee]
KNELL
—n. - sound of a bell, esp. For a death or funeral.
- announcement, event, etc., regarded as an ill omen. —v. - ring a knell.
- proclaim by or as by a knell. [old english]
KNELT
past and past part. Of *kneel.
KNIFE
—n. (pl. Knives) 1 metal blade for cutting or as a weapon, with usu. One long sharp edge fixed in a handle.
- cutting-blade in a machine.
- (as the knife) surgical operation. —v. (-fing) cut or stab with a knife. at knife-point threatened with a knife or an ultimatum etc. Get (or have got) one's knife into treat maliciously, persecute. [old english]
KNOCK
knees n.pl. Abnormal curvature of the legs inwards at the knee. knock-kneed adj.
- —v. - a strike with an audible sharp blow. B (often foll. By at) strike (a door etc.) To gain admittance.
- make (a hole etc.) By knocking.
- (usu. Foll. By in, out, off, etc.) Drive (a thing, person, etc.) By striking (knocked the ball into the hole; knocked those ideas out of him).
- slang criticize.
- a (of an engine) make a thumping or rattling noise. B = *pink3.
- coarse slang offens. = knock off 6. —n. - act or sound of knocking.
- knocking sound in esp. An engine. knock about (or around) colloq. - strike repeatedly; treat roughly.
- a wander aimlessly or adventurously. B be present, esp. By chance (a cup knocking about somewhere). C (usu. Foll. By with) be associated socially. Knock back 1 slang eat or drink, esp. Quickly.
- slang disconcert. Knock down 1 strike (esp. A person) to the ground.
- demolish.
- (usu. Foll.
KNOLL
n. Hillock, mound. [old english]
KNOWN
past part. Of *know.
KNURL
n. Small projecting knob, ridge, etc. [low german or dutch]
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