Barge vs Knock - What's the difference?
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A large flat-bottomed towed or self-propelled boat used mainly for river and canal transport of heavy goods or bulk cargo
A richly decorated ceremonial state vessel propelled by rowers for river processions
A large flat-bottomed coastal trading vessel having a large spritsail and jib-headed topsail, a fore staysail and a very small mizen, and having leeboards instead of a keel
One of the boats of a warship having fourteen oars
The wooden disk in which bread or biscuit is placed on a mess table
(US) A double-decked passenger or freight vessel, towed by a steamboat.
(US, dialect, dated) A large omnibus used for excursions.
(Webster 1913)
To intrude or break through, particularly in an unwelcome or clumsy manner.
To push someone.
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An abrupt rapping sound, as from an impact of a hard object against wood
An impact.
(figurative) criticism
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(cricket) a batsman's innings.
(automotive) Preignition, a type of abnormal combustion occurring in spark ignition engines caused by self-ignition or the characteristic knocking sound associated with it.
(dated) To rap one's knuckles against something, especially wood.
(dated) To strike for admittance; to rap upon, as a door.
* Shakespeare
(ambitransitive, dated) To bump or impact.
* 1900 , L. Frank Baum, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Chapter 23
(colloquial) To denigrate, undervalue.
(soccer) To pass, kick a ball towards another player.
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As verbs the difference between barge and knock
is that barge is while knock is (dated) to rap one's knuckles against something, especially wood.As a noun knock is
an abrupt rapping sound, as from an impact of a hard object against wood.barge
English
(wikipedia barge)Noun
(en noun)Synonyms
* lighterDerived terms
* admiral's barge * bargee * barge in * dumb barge * rowbarge, row bargeVerb
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Anagrams
* ----knock
English
Noun
(en noun)- I heard a knock on my door.
- He took a knock on the head.
- Since forming in 2007 Mumford & Sons have hard-toured their way to a vast market for throaty folk that's strong on banjo and bass drum. They have released two enormous albums. But, wow, do they take some knocks back home.
- He played a slow but sure knock of 35.
Verb
(en verb)- Knock on the door and find out if they're home.
- Master, knock the door hard.
- I knocked against the table and bruised my leg.
- I accidentally knocked my drink off the bar.
- "The Silver Shoes," said the Good Witch, "have wonderful powers. And one of the most curious things about them is that they can carry you to any place in the world in three steps, and each step will be made in the wink of an eye. All you have to do is to knock the heels together three times and command the shoes to carry you wherever you wish to go."
- Don't knock it until you've tried it.
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