Nock — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

make small marks into the surface of

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/nˈɑːk/

🇬🇧British English

/nˈɒk/

🇮🇳Indian English

/nˈɒk/

1 syllable Say it as /nˈɑːk/.

Examples

score the clay before firing it

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

mark score

Parts of Speech

verb	make small marks into the surface of “score the clay before firing it”

Word Forms

score	noun	a slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally)
scorer	noun	a logger who marks trees to be felled
mark	noun	a visible indication made on a surface

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Nocke

Machen Sie kleine Markierungen in der Oberfläche

🇫🇷French

encoche

faire de petites marques sur la surface de

🇪🇸Spanish

hacer muescas en

haga pequeñas marcas en la superficie de

🇮🇹Italian

cocca

fare piccoli segni sulla superficie di

🇳🇱Dutch

nok

Maak kleine markeringen in het oppervlak van

🇵🇹Portuguese

nocaute

faça pequenas marcas na superfície

🇷🇺Russian

нос

сделать небольшие отметки на поверхности

India

🇮🇳Hindi

काटने का निशान

की सतह पर छोटे-छोटे निशान बनाएं

🇧🇩Bengali

নক

এর পৃষ্ঠে ছোট চিহ্ন তৈরি করুন

🇮🇳Tamil

நாக்

மேற்பரப்பில் சிறிய அடையாளங்களை உருவாக்கவும்

🇮🇳Telugu

కొట్టు

యొక్క ఉపరితలంపై చిన్న గుర్తులను చేయండి

🇮🇳Marathi

नॉक

च्या पृष्ठभागावर लहान खुणा करा

🇮🇳Gujarati

નોક

ની સપાટી પર નાના નિશાનો બનાવો

🇮🇳Kannada

ನಾಕ್

ಮೇಲ್ಮೈಯಲ್ಲಿ ಸಣ್ಣ ಗುರುತುಗಳನ್ನು ಮಾಡಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മുട്ടുക

ഉപരിതലത്തിൽ ചെറിയ അടയാളങ്ങൾ ഉണ്ടാക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਨੋਕ

ਦੀ ਸਤਹ ਵਿੱਚ ਛੋਟੇ ਨਿਸ਼ਾਨ ਬਣਾਉ

🇵🇰Urdu

ناک

کی سطح پر چھوٹے نشان بنائیں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

诺克

在表面做小标记

🇯🇵Japanese

ノックする

～の表面に小さな跡を付ける

🇰🇷Korean

활고자

표면에 작은 흔적을 남기다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

cái mỏm

tạo những vết nhỏ trên bề mặt

🇹🇭Thai

น็อค

ทำเครื่องหมายเล็กๆบนพื้นผิวของ

🇮🇩Indonesian

takik

membuat tanda kecil di permukaan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

نوك

وضع علامات صغيرة على سطح

🇮🇷Persian

نوک

ایجاد علائم کوچک در سطح

🇮🇱Hebrew

נוק

לעשות סימנים קטנים על פני השטח של

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The primary meaning of 'nock' is 'make small marks into the surface of'.

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'nock' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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