"nock" meaning in All languages combined

See nock on Wiktionary

Interjection [English]

IPA: /nɒk/ [Received-Pronunciation], /nɑk/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-nock.wav [Southern-England], En-us-knock.ogg [General-American] Forms: nock! [canonical]
Rhymes: -ɒk Etymology: From Middle English nokke, attested since the 14th century, probably from a Scandinavian/North Germanic language (compare Swedish nock (“notch”), but compare Dutch nok, from Middle Dutch nocke (“tip, point”). Both could be related to nook (“corner, recess”). Etymology templates: {{senseno|en|arrow}} etymology 1, noun sense 2, {{inh|en|enm|nokke}} Middle English nokke, {{der|en|gmq|-}} North Germanic, {{cog|sv|nock||notch}} Swedish nock (“notch”), {{der|en|nl|nok}} Dutch nok, {{der|en|dum|nocke||tip, point}} Middle Dutch nocke (“tip, point”)
  1. (archery) Fit the arrow to your bowstring.
    Sense id: en-nock-en-intj-NEaJveTm Categories (other): Archery, English entries with incorrect language header, Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 3 26 28 5 9 4 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations: 26 6 24 31 11 3 Topics: archery, government, hobbies, lifestyle, martial-arts, military, politics, sports, war
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun [English]

IPA: /nɒk/ [Received-Pronunciation], /nɑk/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-nock.wav [Southern-England], En-us-knock.ogg [General-American] Forms: nocks [plural]
Rhymes: -ɒk Etymology: From Middle English nokke, attested since the 14th century, probably from a Scandinavian/North Germanic language (compare Swedish nock (“notch”), but compare Dutch nok, from Middle Dutch nocke (“tip, point”). Both could be related to nook (“corner, recess”). Etymology templates: {{senseno|en|arrow}} etymology 1, noun sense 2, {{inh|en|enm|nokke}} Middle English nokke, {{der|en|gmq|-}} North Germanic, {{cog|sv|nock||notch}} Swedish nock (“notch”), {{der|en|nl|nok}} Dutch nok, {{der|en|dum|nocke||tip, point}} Middle Dutch nocke (“tip, point”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} nock (plural nocks)
  1. Either of the two grooves in a bow that hold the bowstring.
    Sense id: en-nock-en-noun-VlRbRkCS
  2. (archery) The notch at the rear of an arrow that fits on the bowstring. Translations (the notch at the rear of an arrow): zářez [masculine] (Czech), hahlo (Finnish), jänneura (Finnish), nokki (Finnish), encoche [feminine] (French), Nocke [feminine] (German), eang [feminine] (Irish), cocca [feminine] (Italian), گز (gez) (Ottoman Turkish), سوفار (sufar) (Ottoman Turkish), سوفار (sufâr) (Persian), culatín [masculine] (Spanish), gez (Turkish), hicyn [masculine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-nock-en-noun-en:arrow Categories (other): Archery, English entries with incorrect language header, Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 3 26 28 5 9 4 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations: 26 6 24 31 11 3 Topics: archery, government, hobbies, lifestyle, martial-arts, military, politics, sports, war Disambiguation of 'the notch at the rear of an arrow': 1 98 0
  3. (nautical) The upper fore corner of a boom sail or trysail.
    Sense id: en-nock-en-noun-wRlPOx0~ Categories (other): Nautical, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Turkish translations, Terms with Welsh translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 3 26 28 5 9 4 5 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 19 6 17 45 10 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 24 7 22 34 10 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 23 7 20 37 9 3 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 25 7 21 31 12 4 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 24 7 22 34 10 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 24 7 22 33 10 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 24 7 22 34 10 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations: 26 6 24 31 11 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 24 7 22 33 10 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 23 6 21 35 11 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 24 6 22 35 10 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Welsh translations: 22 8 19 35 12 4 Topics: nautical, transport
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: nockless
Etymology number: 1

Noun [English]

IPA: /nɒk/ [Received-Pronunciation], /nɑk/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-nock.wav [Southern-England], En-us-knock.ogg [General-American]
Rhymes: -ɒk Head templates: {{head|en|misspelling}} nock
  1. Misspelling of knock. Tags: alt-of, misspelling Alternative form of: knock
    Sense id: en-nock-en-noun-YAmQzu2l
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb [English]

IPA: /nɒk/ [Received-Pronunciation], /nɑk/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-nock.wav [Southern-England], En-us-knock.ogg [General-American] Forms: nocks [present, singular, third-person], nocking [participle, present], nocked [participle, past], nocked [past]
Rhymes: -ɒk Etymology: From Middle English nokke, attested since the 14th century, probably from a Scandinavian/North Germanic language (compare Swedish nock (“notch”), but compare Dutch nok, from Middle Dutch nocke (“tip, point”). Both could be related to nook (“corner, recess”). Etymology templates: {{senseno|en|arrow}} etymology 1, noun sense 2, {{inh|en|enm|nokke}} Middle English nokke, {{der|en|gmq|-}} North Germanic, {{cog|sv|nock||notch}} Swedish nock (“notch”), {{der|en|nl|nok}} Dutch nok, {{der|en|dum|nocke||tip, point}} Middle Dutch nocke (“tip, point”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} nock (third-person singular simple present nocks, present participle nocking, simple past and past participle nocked)
  1. (transitive) To fit (an arrow) against the bowstring of a bow or crossbow. Tags: transitive Synonyms: notch Translations (to fit an arrow): encocher (French)
    Sense id: en-nock-en-verb-en:fit Categories (other): Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations Disambiguation of Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations: 26 6 24 31 11 3 Disambiguation of 'to fit an arrow': 84 16
  2. (transitive) To cut a nock in (usually in an arrow's base or the tips of a bow). Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-nock-en-verb-ja3yzivi
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb [English]

IPA: /nɒk/ [Received-Pronunciation], /nɑk/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-nock.wav [Southern-England], En-us-knock.ogg [General-American]
Rhymes: -ɒk Head templates: {{head|en|misspelling}} nock
  1. Misspelling of knock. Tags: alt-of, misspelling Alternative form of: knock
    Sense id: en-nock-en-verb-YAmQzu2l
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun [Swedish]

Etymology: Borrowed from Middle Low German nok, nokke. Cognate of Dutch nok. Likely cognate of Icelandic hnokki. Compare origin of nocka, nucka. Etymology templates: {{bor+|sv|gml|nok, nokke}} Borrowed from Middle Low German nok, nokke, {{cog|nl|nok}} Dutch nok, {{cog|is|hnokki}} Icelandic hnokki Head templates: {{head|sv|nouns||||g=c|g2=|g3=|g4=|head=|sort=}} nock c, {{sv-noun|c}} nock c Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], nock [indefinite, nominative, singular], nocks [genitive, indefinite, singular], nocken [definite, nominative, singular], nockens [definite, genitive, singular], nockar [indefinite, nominative, plural], nockars [genitive, indefinite, plural], nockarna [definite, nominative, plural], nockarnas [definite, genitive, plural]
  1. ridge (of a roof) Tags: common-gender
    Sense id: en-nock-sv-noun-4MnITohN
  2. (mechanics) tappet Tags: common-gender
    Sense id: en-nock-sv-noun-Y3XGvwfD Categories (other): Mechanics, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Swedish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 14 3 12 17 5 3 3 5 2 23 11 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 2 11 16 3 2 2 3 1 31 15 2 Disambiguation of Swedish entries with incorrect language header: 2 63 32 4 Topics: engineering, mechanical-engineering, mechanics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
  3. (archery) nock Tags: common-gender
    Sense id: en-nock-sv-noun-pA5dhITx Categories (other): Archery Topics: archery, government, hobbies, lifestyle, martial-arts, military, politics, sports, war
  4. (nautical) end (of a yard, arm, boom, or gaff) Tags: common-gender
    Sense id: en-nock-sv-noun-KspEt7nH Categories (other): Nautical Topics: nautical, transport
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: bomnock, nockhöjd, nockpanna, rånock, taknock

Inflected forms

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      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              53,
              59
            ]
          ],
          "ref": "1917, Mary Roberts Rinehart, Bab: A Sub-Deb:",
          "text": "I put my hair up, and was just finished, when mother nocked. It was terrable^([sic]).",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Misspelling of knock."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "knock",
          "knock#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "alt-of",
        "misspelling"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/nɒk/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-nock.wav",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/b/be/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-nock.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-nock.wav.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/b/be/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-nock.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-nock.wav.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/nɑk/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "En-us-knock.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/0/00/En-us-knock.ogg/En-us-knock.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/00/En-us-knock.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɒk"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "knock"
    }
  ],
  "word": "nock"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Swedish common-gender nouns",
    "Swedish entries with incorrect language header",
    "Swedish lemmas",
    "Swedish nouns",
    "Swedish terms borrowed from Middle Low German",
    "Swedish terms derived from Middle Low German"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "bomnock"
    },
    {
      "word": "nockhöjd"
    },
    {
      "word": "nockpanna"
    },
    {
      "word": "rånock"
    },
    {
      "word": "taknock"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "gml",
        "3": "nok, nokke"
      },
      "expansion": "Borrowed from Middle Low German nok, nokke",
      "name": "bor+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "nok"
      },
      "expansion": "Dutch nok",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "is",
        "2": "hnokki"
      },
      "expansion": "Icelandic hnokki",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Middle Low German nok, nokke. Cognate of Dutch nok. Likely cognate of Icelandic hnokki. Compare origin of nocka, nucka.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "l-self",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nock",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nocks",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nocken",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nockens",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nockar",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nockars",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nockarna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nockarnas",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "nouns",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "g": "c",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "g4": "",
        "head": "",
        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "nock c",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "c"
      },
      "expansion": "nock c",
      "name": "sv-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Swedish",
  "lang_code": "sv",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "ridge (of a roof)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "ridge",
          "ridge"
        ],
        [
          "roof",
          "roof"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "sv:Mechanics"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "tappet"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "mechanics",
          "mechanics"
        ],
        [
          "tappet",
          "tappet"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(mechanics) tappet"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "engineering",
        "mechanical-engineering",
        "mechanics",
        "natural-sciences",
        "physical-sciences"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "sv:Archery"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "nock"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "archery",
          "archery"
        ],
        [
          "nock",
          "nock#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(archery) nock"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "archery",
        "government",
        "hobbies",
        "lifestyle",
        "martial-arts",
        "military",
        "politics",
        "sports",
        "war"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "sv:Nautical"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "end (of a yard, arm, boom, or gaff)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "nautical",
          "nautical"
        ],
        [
          "end",
          "end"
        ],
        [
          "yard",
          "yard"
        ],
        [
          "arm",
          "arm"
        ],
        [
          "boom",
          "boom"
        ],
        [
          "gaff",
          "gaff"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(nautical) end (of a yard, arm, boom, or gaff)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "nautical",
        "transport"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "nock"
}

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