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pum·mel
 pummel
- pronunciation:
- puh
m
 l
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, noun
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
pummeled, pummeling, pummels |
| definition: |
to strike heavily with or as if with the fists, a sword, a club, or the like; beat.
Three of the boys held him down while the fourth one pummeled him.- similar words:
- batter, beat, drub, lather, pound
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| related words: |
bat, belabor, box, clobber, club, hammer, hit, lambaste, rough, thrash, trounce |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a knob, such as is found on the hilt of a sword; pommel.
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| definition 2: |
the act or an instance of pummeling.
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| related words: |
battery, buffet |
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