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doorknock

noun · verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A campaign of going from house to house knocking on doors, such as for a charity appeal.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Australia, New-Zealand

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verb

Meaning 2

To participate in a campaign of going from house to house knocking on doors; to knock on the door (of a house) during such a campaign.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Australia, New-Zealand

Examples

  • 1979, Fatma Dharamsi, et al., Harlesden Community Project, Community Work And Caring For Children: A Community Project In An Inner City Local Authority, page 440, During the doorknocking local residents had talked about other issues.

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History

Etymology

From door + knock.