knock in verb 3noun 1forms 3 verb3 •To pot (a ball) •To score (a break)With the tension rising Brecel knocked in a timely 51 to leave himself on the brink of victory, which he confirmed with a stylish 112 break. — 2023 •(no longer used) To enter college after hours—after half-past ten at night when the doors have been locked."Close the oak, Jem," said Horace Eglantine, "and take care no one knocks in before we have knocked down the contents of your master's musical melange." — 1825 noun1 •(no longer used) The game of lanterloo. formsknocked in · knocking in · knocks in