verb
- placing an arrow on the bowstring of a bow in preparation for shooting
Usage: archery
Examples
- The archer was nocking her arrow when the target moved.
- He practiced nocking arrows quickly for the competition.
- After nocking the arrow, she drew back the bowstring.
- The instructor taught the students the proper technique for nocking.
- She spent hours nocking and shooting arrows at the range.
- The hunter was nocking an arrow when he spotted the deer.