knock-on
Cascading effect afterward
Knock-on describes an effect that follows as a consequence of something else—one event triggering another in a chain: The factory closure had knock-on effects throughout the local economy.
The term suggests causation that ripples outward, like dominoes falling.
In rugby, a knock-on is a foul where the ball is fumbled forward.
Make an effort
- tackleGear or takedown
- groundingConnecting to earth
- scrumContested pack restart
- advantageFavorable position or circumstance
penalty · referee · offside · infringement · fumble · ruck · maul · turnover
Indirect result of action
- ramificationSecondary consequence of action
- aftermathResults following an event
- falloutPost-blast atmospheric particles
- outcomeFinal result of events
result · impact · side-effect · aftereffect · corollary · upshot · blowback · backlash
Excess that escapes
- propagationAct of spreading widely
- snowballingIncreasing by rapid accumulation
- escalationProgressive increase in intensity
- compoundingElements merging progressively
cumulative · multiplication · amplification · triggering · momentum · succession · progression · interconnection
try
Make an effort
advantage · penalty · referee · offside · infringement · fumble · ruck · maul · turnover
repercussion
Indirect result of action
- ramificationSecondary consequence of action
- aftermathResults following an event
- falloutPost-blast atmospheric particles
outcome · result · impact · side-effect · aftereffect · corollary · upshot · blowback · backlash · implication
spillover
Excess that escapes
- propagationAct of spreading widely
- snowballingIncreasing by rapid accumulation
- escalationProgressive increase in intensity
compounding · cumulative · multiplication · amplification · triggering · momentum · succession · progression · interconnection · contagion
- rugbyscrum, try, rugby, Rugby World Cup, rugby union
- Rugby Leaguetry, tackle, scrum, halfback, fullback
knock-ondirect
Undeviating or to guide
immediate · primary · firsthand · proximate · first-order
knock-onroot
Underground absorbing structure
original · initial · primary cause · source · primary
knock-onisolated
Separated from others
contained · localized · self-contained · limited · circumscribed