- knock, criticize, criticise, pick apart - 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"
--1 is one way to comment, notice, remark, point out
Sample sentences:Derived forms: noun criticism3, noun criticism1, noun criticism2
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
- criticize, criticise - act as a critic; "Those who criticize others often are not perfect, either"
--2 is one way to act
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s