v. i. - To sob with convulsions.
v. t. - To clip or break off the end of; to check or stunt the growth of; to nop.
v. t. - To check, stop, or rebuke, with a tart, sarcastic reply or remark; to reprimand; to check.
v. t. - To treat with contempt or neglect, as a forward or pretentious person; to slight designedly.
n. - A knot; a protuberance; a song.
n. - A check or rebuke; an intended slight.