Anagrams of: OCKWORKS_

• a person trained to compete in sports

• a support for the genitals worn by men engaging in strenuous exercise

• a holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing

• informal or slang terms for mentally irregular

• a holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing

• the sound of knocking (as on a door or in an engine or bearing)

• negative criticism

• a vigorous blow

• a bad experience

• the act of hitting vigorously

• deliver a sharp blow or push

• rap with the knuckles

• knock against with force or violence

• make light, repeated taps on a surface

• sound like a car engine that is firing too early

• find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws