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bonk

[bongk] / bɒŋk /
NOUN
hit
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bat blow punch shot swing
STRONG
bang belt box buffet butt chop clip clout collision cuff glance impact knock lick paste pat plunk rap roundhouse shock slap slog smack smash sock spank stroke swat swipe tap uppercut wallop whammy whop zap zinger
WEAK
bell-ringer fisticuff one-two punch
VERB
strike
Synonyms
STRONGEST
beat collide crash drive force knock pummel punch smack touch
STRONG
bang bash box buffet chastise clash clobber clout conk cuff hammer impel percuss plant pop pound punish slap slug sock swat thrust thump wallop whop
WEAK
boff bump into run into smash into
Antonyms
WEAK
miss not touch tap

Example Sentences

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Deputy Arthur Perry, who arrived at Stoneman Douglas during the shooting, testified Friday that when he tried to use his radio he only got a “bonk, bonk, bonk” noise.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 23, 2023

The Solana token has now indeed jumped as bonk has gained traction: it's up 131% in 2023, the biggest gainer among major cryptocurrencies.

From Reuters • Jan. 17, 2023

Learn to fuel and hydrate to make sure you don’t bonk on a shorter run.

From New York Times • Jan. 16, 2022

You mean like a bonk on the head, right?

From Slate • Apr. 11, 2019

I bonk my head on the inside of my sleep cell as a soft voice speaks over the ship’s comm system, jolting me awake.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.