nock

Plural: nocks

Verb

Verb Forms: nocked, nocking, nocks

To notch a bow or an arrow.
make small marks into the surface of
To fit (an arrow) against the bowstring of a bow or crossbow.
To cut a nock in (usually in an arrow's base or the tips of a bow).
Misspelling of knock.

Noun

Either of the two grooves in a bow that hold the bowstring.
The notch at the rear of an arrow that fits on the bowstring.
The upper fore corner of a boom sail or trysail.
Misspelling of knock.

Intj

Fit the arrow to your bowstring.

Examples

I had to NOCK my strategic plans when the board layout changed unexpectedly.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English nokke, attested since the 14th century, probably from a Scandinavian/North Germanic language (compare Swedish nock (“notch”), but compare Dutch nok, from Middle Dutch nocke (“tip, point”). Both could be related to nook (“corner, recess”).

Synonyms

mark, score, notch

Scrabble Score: 10

nock: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
nock: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
nock: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 12

nock: valid Words With Friends Word