Knock and Nail

Knock

Knock verb - To deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner.

Usage example: threatened to knock him upside the head if he didn't do as he was told

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Nail and knock are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Nail" instead a verb "Knock".

Nearby Words: knocked, knockout, knockdown, knocking, knocker

Nail verb - To deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner.

Usage example: the boxer nailed his opponent with a devastating left hook

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Knock and nail are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Knock" instead a verb "Nail".

Nearby Words: nailed, nailer, nailing

best	best knock	best nail
single	single knock	single nail
sharp	sharp knock	sharp nail
small	small knock	small nail
Other adjectives: actual, big, huge, bad, gigantic.

guy	knock guy	nail guy
people	knock people	nail people
someone	knock someone	nail someone
time	knock time	nail time
Other words: characters, head, door, anyone, player, enemy, heads, feet, opponents, guys.

Handy looks like he's about to pierce his foot on a nail, but moves his foot away from it... just in time to knock the board loose and drive the nail through his skull.

Source: Web Animation / Happy Tree Friends
Putting a voting alliance together to knock out apparently strong competitors is an expected aspect, and one can expect the nail that stands out to be hammered flat, so to speak.

Source: Shocking Elimination
Most of the fighters have a specialty move that will knock you down if they nail you with it but which will allow you to knock them down if you can either counter it or dodge/block it and hit them afterwards (depending on the opponent).

Source: Video Game / Punch-Out!!