Nock vs. Knock
Nocknoun
Either of the two grooves in a bow that hold the bowstring.
Nocknoun
The notch at the rear of an arrow that fits on the bowstring.
Nocknoun
(nautical) The upper fore corner of a boom sail or trysail.
Nockverb
(transitive) To fit an arrow against the bowstring of a bow or crossbow.
Nockverb
(transitive) To cut a nock in (usually in an arrow's base or the tips of a bow).
Nocknoun
A notch.
Nocknoun
The upper fore corner of a boom sail or of a trysail.
Nockverb
To notch; to fit to the string, as an arrow; to string, as a bow.
Nockverb
make small marks into the surface of;
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
knock against with force or violence;
Knockverb
sound like a car engine that is firing too early;
Knockverb
find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws;
