knock vs jaw

knock and jaw both are nouns.

knock and jaw both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
knock	Yes	No	Yes	No
jaw	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, jaw is a hyponym of knock; that is, jaw is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than knock:

knock: find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws
jaw: censure severely or angrily

Other hyponyms of knock include censure, criminate, reprimand, blast, crucify, pillory, savage, admonish, reproof, reprove, bawl out, berate, call down, call on the carpet, chew out, chew up, chide, dress down, have words, lambast, lambaste, lecture, rag, rebuke, remonstrate, reprimand, scold, take to task, trounce, reprehend, deplore, belabor, belabour, come down, denounce, blame, find fault, pick, belittle, disparage, pick at, nitpick, assail, assault, attack, lash out, round, snipe, harsh on.

knock (noun)	jaw (noun)
the act of hitting vigorously	holding device consisting of one or both of the opposing parts of a tool that close to hold an object
negative criticism	the part of the skull of a vertebrate that frames the mouth and holds the teeth
a vigorous blow	the bones of the skull that frame the mouth and serve to open it; the bones that hold the teeth
the sound of knocking (as on a door or in an engine or bearing)
a bad experience

knock (verb)	jaw (verb)
find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws	talk socially without exchanging too much information
knock against with force or violence	censure severely or angrily
rap with the knuckles	talk incessantly and tiresomely
deliver a sharp blow or push	chew (food); to bite and grind with the teeth
make light, repeated taps on a surface
sound like a car engine that is firing too early

Difference between knock and jaw

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