sound - the sudden occurrence of an audible event; "the sound awakened them"

criticism, critique - a serious examination and judgment of something; "constructive criticism is always appreciated"

blow, bump - an impact (as from a collision); "the bump threw him off the bicycle"

misfortune, bad luck - unnecessary and unforeseen trouble resulting from an unfortunate event

blow - a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon; "a blow on the head"

strike - deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon; "The teacher struck the child"; "the opponent refused to strike"; "The boxer struck the attacker dead"

kayo, knock cold, knock out - knock unconscious or senseless; "the boxing champion knocked out his opponent in a few seconds"

coldcock, floor, knock down, deck, dump - knock down with force; "He decked his opponent"

kayo, knock cold, knock out - knock unconscious or senseless; "the boxing champion knocked out his opponent in a few seconds"

tip over, tump over, bowl over, knock over, overturn, turn over, upset - cause to overturn from an upright or normal position; "The cat knocked over the flower vase"; "the clumsy customer turned over the vase"; "he tumped over his beer"

knap, rap - strike sharply; "rap him on the knuckles"

collide with, impinge on, strike, hit, run into - hit against; come into sudden contact with; "The car hit a tree"; "He struck the table with his elbow"

batter, buffet, knock about - strike against forcefully; "Winds buffeted the tent"

bump into, jar against, knock against, run into, butt against - collide violently with an obstacle; "I ran into the telephone pole"

sound, go - make a certain noise or sound; "She went `Mmmmm'"; "The gun went `bang'"

sound, go - make a certain noise or sound; "She went `Mmmmm'"; "The gun went `bang'"

censure, reprimand, criminate - rebuke formally

savage, crucify, pillory - criticize harshly or violently; "The press savaged the new President"; "The critics crucified the author for plagiarizing a famous passage"

reprove, admonish - take to task; "He admonished the child for his bad behavior"

call on the carpet, chew out, chew up, chide, dress down, have words, bawl out, berate, rebuke, reproof, scold, reprimand, call down, lambast, lambaste, lecture, remonstrate, trounce, jaw, rag - censure severely or angrily; "The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car"; "The deputy ragged the Prime Minister"; "The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup"

reprehend - express strong disapproval of

deplore - express strong disapproval of; "We deplore the government's treatment of political prisoners"

belabor, belabour - attack verbally with harsh criticism; "She was belabored by her fellow students"

come down - criticize or reprimand harshly; "The critics came down hard on the new play"

denounce - speak out against; "He denounced the Nazis"

find fault, blame, pick - harass with constant criticism; "Don't always pick on your little brother"

disparage, belittle, pick at - express a negative opinion of; "She disparaged her student's efforts"

nitpick - be overly critical; criticize minor details

lash out, attack, snipe, assail, assault, round - attack in speech or writing; "The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker"

comment, point out, remark, notice - make or write a comment on; "he commented the paper of his colleague"