"knag" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: knags [plural], knage [alternative], knagge [alternative], knagg [alternative]
Rhymes: -æɡ Etymology: From Middle English knagge. Cognate with German Low German Knagge, Danish knage, Swedish knagg. Related to knarr and knur. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|knagge}} Middle English knagge, {{cog|nds-de|Knagge}} German Low German Knagge, {{cog|da|knage}} Danish knage, {{cog|sv|knagg}} Swedish knagg Head templates: {{en-noun}} knag (plural knags)
  1. A short spur or stiff projection from the trunk or branch of a tree, such as the stunted dead branch of a fir
    Sense id: en-knag-en-noun-1OHMfyVV
  2. A peg or hook for hanging something on
    Sense id: en-knag-en-noun-TGHr9uKE
  3. (obsolete) One of the points of a stag's horn or a tine Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-knag-en-noun-yBpKXPLu Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 2 37 1 5 22 29 2
  4. A knot in a piece of wood or the base of a branch
    Sense id: en-knag-en-noun-Dk0fAYeR
  5. A pointed rock or crag
    Sense id: en-knag-en-noun-qVcv4kEN
  6. (Scotland) A small cask or barrel; a keg or noggin Tags: Scotland Categories (topical): Containers
    Sense id: en-knag-en-noun-g3w13khq Disambiguation of Containers: 4 4 27 2 5 34 18 5 Categories (other): Scottish English
  7. (Scotland, obsolete) The woodpecker Tags: Scotland, obsolete Categories (lifeform): Woodpeckers
    Sense id: en-knag-en-noun-owbsyQrA Disambiguation of Woodpeckers: 2 2 25 2 2 12 55 0 Categories (other): Scottish English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

Forms: knags [present, singular, third-person], knagging [participle, present], knagged [participle, past], knagged [past], knage [alternative], knagge [alternative], knagg [alternative]
Rhymes: -æɡ Etymology: From Middle English knaggen, from the noun (see above). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|knaggen}} Middle English knaggen Head templates: {{en-verb}} knag (third-person singular simple present knags, present participle knagging, simple past and past participle knagged)
  1. To hang something on a peg
    Sense id: en-knag-en-verb-sByHN3Ab
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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