Nock

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. The groove at either end of a bow for holding the bowstring.
  • n. The notch in the end of an arrow that fits on the bowstring.
  • v. To put a nock in (a bow or arrow).
  • v. To fit (an arrow) to a bowstring.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. Either of the two grooves in a bow that hold the bowstring.
  • n. The notch at the rear of an arrow that fits on the bowstring.
  • n. Common misspelling of knock.
  • v. To fit an arrow against the bowstring of a bow or crossbow.
  • v. To cut a nock in (usually in an arrow's base or the tips of a bow).
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A notch.
  • n. The upper fore corner of a boom sail or of a trysail.
  • v. To notch; to fit to the string, as an arrow; to string, as a bow.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A notch; specifically, in archery, the notch on the end of an arrow (or the notched end itself), which rests on the string when shooting, or either of the notches on the horns of the bow where the string is fastened.
  • n. In sail-making, the foremost upper corner of boom-sails, and of staysails cut with a square tack.
  • n. The fundament; the breech.
  • To notch; make a notch in.
  • To place the notch of (the shaft or arrow) upon the string ready for shooting.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. make small marks into the surface of
  • Verb Form
    nocked    nocking    nocks   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    notch   
    Cross Reference
    Hyponym
    scarify    scotch    line    scribe   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    notch   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Bach    Bangkok    Bloch    Block    Brock    Doc    Dock    Glock    Iraq    Jacques   
    Same Context
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