nock

K0091300 (nŏk)n.1. The groove at either end of a bow for holding the bowstring.2. The notch in the end of an arrow that fits on the bowstring.tr.v. nocked, nock·ing, nocks 1. To put a nock in (a bow or arrow).2. To fit (an arrow) to a bowstring.

[Middle English nokke.]

nock

(nɒk) n1. (Archery) a notch on an arrow that fits on the bowstring2. (Archery) either of the grooves at each end of a bow that hold the bowstringvb (tr) 3. (Archery) to fit (an arrow) on a bowstring4. (Archery) to put a groove or notch in (a bow or arrow)[C14: related to Swedish nock tip]

nock

(nɒk)
n. 1. a metal or plastic piece at the end of an arrow, having a notch for the bowstring. 2. a notch or groove at the end of an arrow into which the bowstring fits. 3. a notch or groove at each end of a bow, to hold the bowstring in place. v.t. 4. to furnish with a nock. 5. to adjust (the arrow) to the bowstring. [1325–75; akin to Dutch nok, Low German nok(ke) tip]

nock

Past participle: nocked
Gerund: nocking

Imperative
nock
nock

Present
I nock
you nock
he/she/it nocks
we nock
you nock
they nock

Preterite
I nocked
you nocked
he/she/it nocked
we nocked
you nocked
they nocked

Present Continuous
I am nocking
you are nocking
he/she/it is nocking
we are nocking
you are nocking
they are nocking

Present Perfect
I have nocked
you have nocked
he/she/it has nocked
we have nocked
you have nocked
they have nocked

Past Continuous
I was nocking
you were nocking
he/she/it was nocking
we were nocking
you were nocking
they were nocking

Past Perfect
I had nocked
you had nocked
he/she/it had nocked
we had nocked
you had nocked
they had nocked

Future
I will nock
you will nock
he/she/it will nock
we will nock
you will nock
they will nock

Future Perfect
I will have nocked
you will have nocked
he/she/it will have nocked
we will have nocked
you will have nocked
they will have nocked

Future Continuous
I will be nocking
you will be nocking
he/she/it will be nocking
we will be nocking
you will be nocking
they will be nocking

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been nocking
you have been nocking
he/she/it has been nocking
we have been nocking
you have been nocking
they have been nocking

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been nocking
you will have been nocking
he/she/it will have been nocking
we will have been nocking
you will have been nocking
they will have been nocking

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been nocking
you had been nocking
he/she/it had been nocking
we had been nocking
you had been nocking
they had been nocking

Conditional
I would nock
you would nock
he/she/it would nock
we would nock
you would nock
they would nock

Past Conditional
I would have nocked
you would have nocked
he/she/it would have nocked
we would have nocked
you would have nocked
they would have nocked

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Verb

nock - make small marks into the surface of; "score the clay before firing it"score, markscarify - scratch the surface of; "scarify seeds"scotch - make a small cut or score intoscribe - score a line on with a pointed instrument, as in metalworkingline - mark with lines; "sorrow had lined his face"notch - cut or make a notch into; "notch the rope"pock, scar, pit, mark - mark with a scar; "The skin disease scarred his face permanently"

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verb make small marks into the surface of

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