knock in

verb

knocked in; knocking in; knocks in

baseball

: to cause (a run or runner) to score

He knocked in a run in the second inning with a double to left field.

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Miami center forward Luis Suarez knocked in the first goal of the evening in the 61st minute. — Miami Herald, 29 Oct. 2026 Seattle goalkeeper Andrew Thomas dove to his left to block a penalty kick by Anders Dreyer, but Bakambu knocked in the rebound. — ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026 After a fielder’s choice, Mike Yastrzemski knocked in the Braves' first and tying run. — Outkick, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2026 The butt of the Axvant is designed to double as a mallet, mostly for knocking in tent stakes and taking care of other basic, non-precision hammering. — New Atlas, 28 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for knock in

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