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NOCK

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Make small marks into the surface of

Example:

score the clay before firing it

Synonyms:

mark; nock; score

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "nock" is one way to...):

notch (cut or make a notch into)

Verb group:

mark; pit; pock; scar (mark with a scar)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "nock"):

scarify (scratch the surface of)

scotch (make a small cut or score into)

scribe (score a line on with a pointed instrument, as in metalworking)

line (mark with lines)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

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