Knock and Whipping

Knock

Knock noun - A hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument.
Usage example: gave the door a good knock

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

Whipping

Whipping noun - Failure to win a contest.

Knock and whipping are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Knock" instead a noun "Whipping".

Nearby Words: whip, whipped, whippy

How words are described

sharp sharp knock sharp whipping
nasty nasty knock nasty whipping
actual actual knock actual whipping
bad bad knock bad whipping

Both words in one sentence

  • Film / The Amityville Horror (2005) Pistol-Whipping: Kathy is unable to shoot her possessed husband, but she can knock his lights out with it.
  • Creator / Ultimate Sidemen Hoist by His Own Petard: In Josh's "Earthquake Jenga" video with him, Simon, JJ, and Vik, JJ adapts a strategy of whipping blocks out of the tower quickly once you know you've got a loose one that won't knock the tower over.
  • Literature / The Princess Bride Pistol-Whipping: The Man in Black whacks Inigo with the butt of his sword to knock him out so he can't interfere.
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