Knock vs. Rap

Knocknoun

An abrupt rapping sound, as from an impact of a hard object against wood.

Knocknoun

A sharp impact.

Knocknoun

(figuratively) Criticism.

Knocknoun

(automotive) Preignition, a type of abnormal combustion occurring in spark ignition engines caused by self-ignition; also, the characteristic knocking sound associated with it.

Knocknoun

(cricket) A batsman's innings.

Knocknoun

(cycling) hunger knock

Knockverb

To strike for admittance; to rap upon, as a door.

Knockverb

To criticize verbally; to denigrate; to undervalue.

Knockverb

To kick a ball towards another player; to pass.

Knockverb

To impress forcibly or strongly; to astonish; to move to admiration or applause.

Knockverb

To bump or impact.

Knockverb

(intransitive) To rap one's knuckles against something, especially wood.

Knockverb

To drive or be driven against something; to strike against something; to clash; as, one heavy body knocks against another.

Knockverb

To strike or beat with something hard or heavy; to rap; as, to knock with a club; to knock on the door.

Knockverb

To practice evil speaking or fault-finding; to criticize habitually or captiously.

Knockverb

To strike with something hard or heavy; to move by striking; to drive (a thing) against something; as, to knock a ball with a bat; to knock the head against a post; to knock a lamp off the table.

Knockverb

To strike for admittance; to rap upon, as a door.

Knockverb

To impress strongly or forcibly; to astonish; to move to admiration or applause.

Knockverb

To criticise; to find fault with; to disparage.

Knocknoun

A blow; a stroke with something hard or heavy; a jar.

Knocknoun

A stroke, as on a door for admittance; a rap.

Knocknoun

the sound of knocking (as on a door or in an engine or bearing);

Knocknoun

negative criticism

Knocknoun

a vigorous blow;

Knocknoun

a bad experience;

Knocknoun

the act of hitting vigorously;

Knockverb

deliver a sharp blow or push :

Knockverb

rap with the knuckles;

Knockverb

make light, repeated taps on a surface;

Knockverb

sound like a car engine that is firing too early;

Knockverb

find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws;

Rapnoun

(countable) A sharp blow with something hard.

Rapnoun

(uncountable) Blame (for something), whether or not it results in a conviction.

Rapnoun

(informal) A casual talk

Rapnoun

Rap music.

Rapnoun

A song, verse, or instance of singing in the style of rap music.

Rapnoun

A lay or skein containing 120 yards of yarn.

Rapnoun

(historical) Any of the tokens that passed current for a halfpenny in Ireland in the early part of the eighteenth century; any coin of trifling value.

Rapnoun

A whit; a jot.

Rapverb

(intransitive) To strike something sharply with one's knuckles; knock.

Rapverb

To strike with a quick blow; to knock on.

Rapverb

(metalworking) To free (a pattern) in a mould by light blows on the pattern, so as to facilitate its removal.

Rapverb

(ambitransitive) To speak (lyrics) in the style of rap music.

Rapverb

To talk casually.

Rapnoun

A lay or skein containing 120 yards of yarn.

Rapnoun

A quick, smart blow; a knock.

Rapnoun

A popular name for any of the tokens that passed current for a half-penny in Ireland in the early part of the eighteenth century; any coin of trifling value.

Rapnoun

conversation; also, rapping.

Rapnoun

a type of rhythmic talking, often with accompanying rhythm instruments; rap music.

Rapverb

To strike with a quick, sharp blow; to knock; as, to rap on the door.

Rapverb

To strike with a quick blow; to knock on.

Rapverb

To free (a pattern) in a mold by light blows on the pattern, so as to facilitate its removal.

Rapverb

To snatch away; to seize and hurry off.

Rapverb

To hasten.

Rapverb

To seize and bear away, as the mind or thoughts; to transport out of one's self; to affect with ecstasy or rapture; as, rapt into admiration.

Rapverb

To exchange; to truck.

Rapverb

To engage in a discussion, converse.

Rapverb

to perform a type of rhythmic talking, often with accompanying rhythm instruments. It is considered by some as a type of music; see rap music.

Rapnoun

a reproach for some lapse or misdeed;

Rapnoun

a gentle blow

Rapnoun

voluble conversation

Rapnoun

genre of African-American music of the 1980s and 1990s in which rhyming lyrics are chanted to a musical accompaniment; several forms of rap have emerged

Rapnoun

the act of hitting vigorously;

Rapverb

strike sharply;

Rapverb

make light, repeated taps on a surface;

Rapverb

perform rap music

Rapverb

talk volubly

Rapverb

strike (a hard surface) with a series of rapid audible blows, especially in order to attract attention

Rapverb

strike (something) several times against a hard surface

Rapverb

strike sharply with a stick or similar implement

Rapverb

criticize severely

Rapverb

say sharply or suddenly

Rapverb

talk or chat in an easy and familiar manner

Rapverb

perform rap music

Rapnoun

a quick, sharp knock or blow

Rapnoun

a sharp criticism

Rapnoun

a type of popular music of US black origin in which words are recited rapidly and rhythmically over an instrumental backing

Rapnoun

a piece of rap, or the words themselves

Rapnoun

a lengthy or impromptu conversation

Rapnoun

a criminal charge, especially of a specified kind

Rapnoun

a person's reputation, typically a bad one

Rapnoun

the smallest amount (used for emphasis)