| knock | | |
| n. (event) | 1. knock, knocking | the sound of knocking (as on a door or in an engine or bearing).; "the knocking grew louder" |
| ~ sound | the sudden occurrence of an audible event.; "the sound awakened them" |
| n. (cognition) | 2. knock, roast | negative criticism. |
| ~ criticism, critique | a serious examination and judgment of something.; "constructive criticism is always appreciated" |
| n. (event) | 3. bang, bash, belt, knock, smash | a vigorous blow.; "the sudden knock floored him"; "he took a bash right in his face"; "he got a bang on the head" |
| ~ blow, bump | an impact (as from a collision).; "the bump threw him off the bicycle" |
| n. (event) | 4. knock | a bad experience.; "the school of hard knocks" |
| ~ misfortune, bad luck | unnecessary and unforeseen trouble resulting from an unfortunate event. |
| n. (act) | 5. belt, knock, rap, whack, whang | the act of hitting vigorously.; "he gave the table a whack" |
| ~ blow | a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon.; "a blow on the head" |
| v. (contact) | 6. knock, strike hard | deliver a sharp blow or push :.; "He knocked the glass clear across the room" |
| ~ strike | deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon.; "The teacher struck the child"; "the opponent refused to strike"; "The boxer struck the attacker dead" |
| v. (contact) | 7. knock | rap with the knuckles.; "knock on the door" |
| ~ knap, rap | strike sharply.; "rap him on the knuckles" |
| v. (contact) | 8. bump, knock | knock against with force or violence.; "My car bumped into the tree" |
| ~ collide with, impinge on, hit, run into, strike | hit against; come into sudden contact with.; "The car hit a tree"; "He struck the table with his elbow" |
| v. (perception) | 9. knock, pink, rap, tap | make light, repeated taps on a surface.; "he was tapping his fingers on the table impatiently" |
| ~ sound, go | make a certain noise or sound.; "She went `Mmmmm'"; "The gun went `bang'" |
| v. (perception) | 10. knock, ping, pink | sound like a car engine that is firing too early.; "the car pinged when I put in low-octane gasoline"; "The car pinked when the ignition was too far retarded" |
| ~ sound, go | make a certain noise or sound.; "She went `Mmmmm'"; "The gun went `bang'" |
| v. (communication) | 11. criticise, criticize, knock, pick apart | find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws.; "The paper criticized the new movie"; "Don't knock the food--it's free" |
| ~ pass judgment, evaluate, judge | form a critical opinion of.; "I cannot judge some works of modern art"; "How do you evaluate this grant proposal?"; "We shouldn't pass judgment on other people" |
| ~ censure, reprimand, criminate | rebuke formally. |
| ~ savage, pillory, crucify, blast | criticize harshly or violently.; "The press savaged the new President"; "The critics crucified the author for plagiarizing a famous passage" |
| ~ reprove, admonish | take to task.; "He admonished the child for his bad behavior" |
| ~ bawl out, berate, call on the carpet, chew out, chew up, chide, dress down, have words, rebuke, reproof, scold, take to task, call down, lambast, lambaste, lecture, reprimand, remonstrate, trounce, jaw, rag | censure severely or angrily.; "The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car"; "The deputy ragged the Prime Minister"; "The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup" |
| ~ reprehend | express strong disapproval of. |
| ~ deplore | express strong disapproval of.; "We deplore the government's treatment of political prisoners" |
| ~ belabor, belabour | attack verbally with harsh criticism.; "She was belabored by her fellow students" |
| ~ come down | criticize or reprimand harshly.; "The critics came down hard on the new play" |
| ~ denounce | speak out against.; "He denounced the Nazis" |
| ~ find fault, blame, pick | harass with constant criticism.; "Don't always pick on your little brother" |
| ~ disparage, belittle, pick at | express a negative opinion of.; "She disparaged her student's efforts" |
| ~ nitpick | be overly critical; criticize minor details. |
| ~ lash out, attack, assail, assault, snipe, round | attack in speech or writing.; "The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker" |
| ~ comment, point out, remark, notice | make or write a comment on.; "he commented the paper of his colleague" |
| ~ harsh on | criticize harshly.; "the teacher keeps harshing on the same kid" |
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