[HPFGU-OTChatter] reminds me of{knock up (was Re: HP Haiku for a slow day (PG-13))}

[Denise R]

Our chat room discussions.  Perhaps to clarify things ahead of time, we
should define "Bonk?"

Grins...

When I state I am bonking Neil or Simon, I mean on the head with a pillow.

:)

Dee

----- Original Message -----
From: "Pigwidgeon" <simon at hp.inbox.as>
To: <HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Friday, March 16, 2001 11:30 AM
Subject: [HPFGU-OTChatter] knock up (was Re: HP Haiku for a slow day
(PG-13))


> Doreen: "I thought the British term, "knock-up" meant "to wake up" ?"
>
> That is one meaning, but there are plenty of others. As always I have
> taken the following from the OED. It is usful having such a resource
> at your finger tips.
>
>
> Defn. for Knock up:
> a. trans. To drive upwards, or fasten up, by knocking; spec. in
> Bookbinding, etc. to make even the edges of (a pile of loose sheets)
> by striking them on a table; in Bootmaking, to cut or flatten the
> edges of the upper after its attachment to the insole.
>
> b. intr. To be driven up so as to strike something. to knock up
> against, to come into collision with; fig. to meet with, come across,
> encounter.
>
> c. trans. To make up (hastily or off-hand), to arrange summarily.
>
> d. To put together hastily; = 16c. Also, to prepare (food) quickly
> (U.S.).
>
> e. To get or accumulate by labour or exertion; spec. in Cricket, to
> run up (a score), make (so many runs) by striking the ball. colloq.
>
> f. To arouse by knocking at the door. (This sense is not current in
> the U.S.)
>
> g. To overcome or make ill with fatigue; to exhaust, tire out. (Esp.
> in pass.)
>
> h. intr. To become exhausted or tired out; to become unserviceable;
> to break down.
>
> i. trans. To break up, destroy, put an end to.
>
> j. To make (a woman) pregnant; (less commonly) to have sexual
> intercourse with (a woman). slang (orig. U.S.).
>
>
>
> Defn. for knock-up:
> n. A practice or casual game at lawn tennis, squash rackets, etc.
>
> adj. Designating a knock-up: see above.
>
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