critique,
criticism a serious examination and judgment of something; "constructive criticism is always appreciated"
knock -
a bad experience; "the school of hard knocks"
Verb
knock -
find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws; "The paper criticized the new movie"; "Don't knock the food--it's free"
praise express approval of; "The parents praised their children for their academic performance"
pass judgment,
evaluate,
judge form a critical opinion of; "I cannot judge some works of modern art"; "How do you evaluate this grant proposal?""We shouldn't pass judgment on other people"
savage,
pillory,
crucify,
blast 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"
knock -
sound like a car engine that is firing too early; "the car pinged when I put in low-octane gasoline"; "The car pinked when the ignition was too far retarded"
knock -
Preignition, a type of abnormalcombustion occurring in spark ignition engines caused by self-ignition or the characteristic knocking sound associated with it.
Verb
knock -
To rap one's knuckles against something, especially wood.