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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | blow |
| Synonyms: | belt, clout, crack, cuff, hit, knock, lick, pound, punch, roundhouse, slap, slug, smack, strike, swat, thwack, wallop, whack, wham, whop |
| Main Entry: | attack |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | assault physically |
| Synonyms: | advance, aggress, ambush, assail, assault, bash, bat, bean, beat, beset, besiege, biff, blast, blister, boff, bombard, boot, bop, brain*, bust, charge, chop down, clip, clock, club, combat, cook*, harm, hit, hurt, infiltrate, invade, jump, kick, knock block off, knock cold, knock for a loop, larrup, lay siege to, light into, molest, mug, overwhelm, pounce upon, punch, raid, rush, set upon, slog, soak, stab, storm, strike, take the offensive, turn on, wallop, whop |
| Antonyms: | aid, defend, protect, resist, retreat, shelter, shield, submit, support, surrender, sustain |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | belt |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | hit hard |
| Synonyms: | bash, bat, biff, blast, blow, bop, clobber, slam, slug, smack, smash, sock, strap, switch, wallop, whip, whop |
| Antonyms: | pat, tap |
| Main Entry: | blow |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | hard hit |
| Synonyms: | KO, bang, bash, bat, belt, biff, blindside, bop, buffet, bump, clip, clout, clump, collision, concussion, crack, cut, ding, impact, jab, jar, jolt, kick, knock, knockout, knuckle sandwich, lick, percussion, poke, pound, punch, rap, shock, slam, slap, slug, smack, smash, sock, strike, stroke, swat, swing, swipe, thrust, thump, thwack, uppercut, wallop, whack, whomp, zap |
| Main Entry: | crown |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | hit, usually on head |
| Synonyms: | biff, box, cuff, knock, punch, smite, strike |
| Main Entry: | cuff |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | beating with hands |
| Synonyms: | belt, biff, box, buffet, chop, clip, clout, hit, knock, poke, punch, rap, slap, smack, sock, thump, wallop, whack |
| Main Entry: | cuff |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | beat with hands |
| Synonyms: | bat, belt, biff, box, buffet, clap, clobber, clout, hit, knock, pummel, punch, slap, smack, spank, thump, whack |
| Main Entry: | punch |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | hit |
| Synonyms: | bash, belt, biff, blow, bop, box, buffet, clip, clout, cuff, dig, jab, jog, knock, lollop, nudge, one-two, plug, plunk, poke, prod, pummel, rap, shot, slam, slap, slug, smack, smash, sock, strike, stroke, thrust, thump, wallop |
| Main Entry: | swat |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | hit |
| Synonyms: | beat, belt, biff, box, buffet, clobber, clout, cuff, ding, knock, slap, slug, smack, smash, sock, strike, wallop, whack |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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