Nock vs. Knock: What's the Difference?

The groove at either end of a bow for holding the bowstring.

To strike with a hard blow

The notch in the end of an arrow that fits on the bowstring.

To affect in a specified way by striking hard

To put a nock in (a bow or arrow).

To cause to be displaced or unengaged; force

To fit (an arrow) to a bowstring.

To cause to collide

Either of the two grooves in a bow that hold the bowstring.

To produce by hitting or striking

(archery) The notch at the rear of an arrow that fits on the bowstring.

(Informal) To find fault with; criticize

(nautical) The upper fore corner of a boom sail or trysail.

To strike a sharp audible blow or series of blows, as on a door.

(transitive) To fit an arrow against the bowstring of a bow or crossbow. pos=verb.}}

To collide with something

(transitive) To cut a nock in (usually in an arrow's base or the tips of a bow).

To make a pounding or clanking noise

A notch.

An instance of striking or colliding.

The upper fore corner of a boom sail or of a trysail.

The sound of a sharp blow on a hard surface.

To notch; to fit to the string, as an arrow; to string, as a bow.

A pounding or clanking noise made by an engine, often as a result of faulty fuel combustion. Also called ping.

Make small marks into the surface of;

(Slang) A cutting, often petty criticism.

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

A sharp impact.

(figuratively) A criticism.

(figuratively) A blow or setback.

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

(cricket) A batsman's innings.

Synonym of hunger knock

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

To criticize verbally; to denigrate; to undervalue.

To kick a ball towards another player; to pass.

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

To bump or impact.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

To criticise; to find fault with; to disparage.

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

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

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

Negative criticism

A vigorous blow;

A bad experience;

The act of hitting vigorously;

Deliver a sharp blow or push :

Rap with the knuckles;

Knock against with force or violence;

Make light, repeated taps on a surface;

Sound like a car engine that is firing too early;

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