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Definition of 'knack'English
Noun
( en-noun)
A readiness in performance; aptness at doing something; skill; facility; dexterity.
* 2005 , (Plato), Sophist . Translation by Lesley Brown. .
- The sophist runs for conver to the darkness of what is not and attaches himself to it by some knack of his;
*{{quote-news
|year=2011
|date=October 2
|author=Jonathan Jurejko
|title=Bolton 1–5 Chelsea
|work=BBC Sport
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|passage=And the Premier League's all-time top-goalscoring midfielder proved he has not lost the knack of being in the right place at the right time with a trio of clinical finishes.}}
A petty contrivance; a toy; a plaything; a knickknack.
Something performed, or to be done, requiring aptness and dexterity; a trick; a device.
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Verb
( en-verb)
(obsolete|UK|dialect) To crack; to make a sharp, abrupt noise; to chink.
- (Bishop Hall)
To speak affectedly.
- (Halliwell)
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