biff

[bif] / bɪf /

NOUN

blow

Synonyms

STRONG

belt clout crack cuff hit knock lick pound punch roundhouse slap slug smack strike swat thwack wallop whack wham whop

VERB

hit

Synonyms

STRONG

bash belt clobber clout knock pop pummel punch slam slug smash smite sock strike swat thump thwack wallop whack wham whop

WEAK

let have it sock it to someone

Antonyms

STRONG

fail lose praise tap

Example Sentences

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On the first point: MoviePass’ old management did indeed biff it spectacularly.

From Slate • Jun. 17, 2023

Will they play a defensive block or risk potential humiliation by trying to biff one over the boundary?

From The Guardian • Mar. 7, 2019

They could biff three and still embarrass the rest of the world.

From Slate • Aug. 12, 2016

No dice for the Swiss. 30-15 and Del Potro has enough biff in his groundstrokes to outmuscle Federer from the baseline.

From BBC • Nov. 10, 2012

I climbed up th' fire-escape in th' alley an' got a nice biff on th' coco for me pains.

From The Voice in the Fog by MacGrath, Harold