Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with door in American Collocation
door
noun
countable
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Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
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What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
US
/dɔr/
open a door
fling open
open
pull open
push open
My father enters the room, pushing the door open with his back.
close a door
close
pull to
push to
shut
Before I had time to protest, he pulled the door to, and I heard him lock me in from the outside.
close a door with a loud noise
bang
slam
I ran to my room and slammed the door.
lock a door
bar
bolt
lock
secure
Always secure outside doors, even when you’re in.
use a key to open a door
unlock
She took a key and unlocked the door that led into the garden.
use force to open a door
break down
force
kick down
smash down
Police broke the door down and found her lying on the floor.
try a door to see if you can open it
try
I went and tried the door, but of course it was locked.
open a door to see who is knocking on it
answer
get
Ben and I answered the door and let her in.
go through the space when a door is open
enter
go through
step through
walk through
On entering the main door, there are two round blue glass windows, one on either side.
knock on a door so people know you are there
bang on
hammer on
knock at
knock on
There’s someone knocking at the door.
use an object to keep a door open
prop open
wedge open
Never wedge fire doors open.