knock together

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knock together

verb knocks together · knocking together · knocked together

  1. idiomatic To assemble something quickly. I'll just knock together a quick demo.

    Similar: knock up, run up, slap together

  2. also, figuratively To come together, as if in contact. This has all the hallmarks of a disagreement that needs some heads knocking together. It's not in passenger interests for company and union to be arguing like this.

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verb assemble quickly

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@misc{knock_together_2026,
  title = {knock together},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/knock%20together},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}