| means | (verb) hit hard
whop, bop, bonk, sock, bash, whap |
| means | (verb) hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument; "the salesman pounded the door knocker"; "a bible-thumping Southern Baptist"
thump, poke, pound |
| means | (verb) hit swiftly with a violent blow; "Swat flies"
swat |
| means | (verb) inflict a heavy blow on, with the hand, a tool, or a weapon
smite |
| means | (verb) deliver a hard blow to; "The teacher smacked the student who had misbehaved"
smack, thwack |
| means | (verb) have a turn at bat; "Jones bats first, followed by Martinez"
bat |
| means | (verb) strike violently; "slam the ball"
bang, slam |
| means | (verb) use a bat; "Who's batting?"
bat |
| means | (verb) deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon; "The teacher struck the child"; "the opponent refused to strike"; "The boxer struck the attacker dead"
strike |
| means | (verb) strike with, or as if with a baseball bat; "bat the ball"
bat |
| means | (verb) strike against forcefully; "Winds buffeted the tent"
batter, knock about, buffet |
| means | (verb) strike as if by whipping; "The curtain whipped her face"
lash, whip |
| means | (verb) deliver a sharp blow or push :"He knocked the glass clear across the room"
strike hard, knock |
| means | (verb) reach with a blow or hit in a particular spot; "the rock caught her in the back of the head"; "The blow got him in the back"; "The punch caught him in the stomach"
catch, get |
| means | (verb) strike sharply; "rap him on the knuckles"
rap, knap |
| means | (verb) deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument; "He hit her hard in the face"
hit |
| means | (verb) make light, repeated taps on a surface; "he was tapping his fingers on the table impatiently"
tap, rap, knock, pink |
| means | (verb) sound with a monotonous hum
thrum, hum |
| means | (verb) hit against; come into sudden contact with; "The car hit a tree"; "He struck the table with his elbow"
hit, strike, run into, impinge on, collide with |
| means | (verb) sound like a car engine that is firing too early; "the car pinged when I put in low-octane gasoline"; "The car pinked when the ignition was too far retarded"
ping, knock, pink |
| means | (verb) beat severely with a whip or rod; "The teacher often flogged the students"; "The children were severely trounced"
lather, slash, lash, whip, trounce, welt, strap, flog |
| means | (verb) hit repeatedly; "beat on the door"; "beat the table with his shoe"
beat |
| means | (verb) make a soft swishing sound; "the motor whirred"; "the car engine purred"
whizz, whir, purr, birr, whiz, whirr |
| means | (verb) make a dull sound; "the knocker thudded against the front door"
thump, thud |
| means | (verb) make physical contact with, come in contact with; "Touch the stone for good luck"; "She never touched her husband"
touch |
| means | (verb) leap, jerk, bang; "Bullets spanged into the trees"
spang, bang |
| means | (verb) make a rhythmic sound; "Rain drummed against the windshield"; "The drums beat all night"
thrum, drum, beat |
| means | (verb) make a buzzing sound; "bees were buzzing around the hive"
bombinate, buzz, bombilate |