To criticize verbally; to denigrate; to undervalue.
To kick a ball towards another player; to pass.
To rap one's knuckles against something, especially wood.
An abrupt rapping sound, as from an impact of a hard object against wood.
A sharp impact.
A batsman's innings.
A blow or setback.
Preignition, a type of abnormal combustion occurring in spark ignition engines caused by self-ignition; also, the characteristic knocking sound associated with it.
Synonym of hunger knock
A criticism.
To insult or slight.
To run together; to articulate poorly.
To play legato or without separate articulation; to connect (notes) smoothly.
To soil; to sully; to contaminate; to disgrace.
To cover over; to disguise; to conceal; to pass over lightly or with little notice.
To cheat, as by sliding a die; to trick.
In knitting machines, a device for depressing the sinkers successively by passing over them.
An insinuation or innuendo.
An act of running one's words together; poor verbal articulation.
A mark, stain, or smear; (by extension) a slight occasion of reproach.
A disparaging insult or slight, particularly one used to denigrate a specific group.
A set of notes that are played legato, without separate articulation.
The symbol indicating a legato passage, written as an arc over the slurred notes (not to be confused with a tie).