Knock
Knock verb - To come into usually forceful contact with something.
Rag
Rag verb - To criticize (someone) severely or angrily especially for personal failings.
Usage example: several readers called in to rag the editor for his paper's repeated grammatical lapses
Nearby Word: ragtime
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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There's also the rag and gas cigarette items in Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater which both instantly knock out enemies.
Source: Instant Sedation -
Mayfield forces the man to breathe in a knock-out drug with a rag, before drugging him with his hospital supply of morphine, causing him to wake up under the morphine and die falling down stairs.
Source: Series / Columbo -
But don't overuse the rag, too much of it might knock Snake out himself.
Source: Instant Sedation
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