Now updated for CSW19. New words, if any, and new inflections of existing words, are shown in red.
affrap | (Spenser) to strike. |
backhand | a stroke made with the back of the hand turned in the direction of the stroke; (verb) to hit with the back of one's hand. |
backhandedly | (Adv.) BACKHANDED, hit with the back of one's hand. |
backslap | to show much approval. |
backslapper | one who backslaps. |
bash | to strike. |
basher | one who bashes. |
batoon | a short rod; (verb) to strike with a batoon. |
batter | to beat repeatedly. |
batterer | one who batters or hits with repeated blows. |
beat | a recurrent stroke in music (verb) to strike repeatedly |
beaten | (PaP.) BEAT, to strike repeatedly. |
becudgel | to cudgel thoroughly. |
bedaze | to daze thoroughly. |
belabor | (US) to buffet, beat. |
belabour | to buffet, beat. |
bemaul | (Arch.) to maul or beat severely; to bruise. |
bepat | (Arch.) to pat frequently, beat. |
bepepper | (Arch.) to pelt with a rain of blows. |
bepommel | (Arch.) to pommel soundly. |
bethump | to beat or thump soundly. |
bethwack | to thwack continuously, belabour. |
biff | to strike hard. |
blad | (Scots) to strike, disfigure. |
blaud | (Scots) a fragment, a broken off piece; (verb) to strike, disfigure. |
blindside | to hit unexpectedly; to surprise unpleasantly. |
buffet | a blow with the fist; (verb) to hit sharply. |
buffeter | one who buffets; a boxer. |
bullwhip | a long whip; (verb) to strike with a bullwhip. |
bunt | a push; (verb) to push with the horns, butt. |
butt | a push or blow with the head; (verb) to strike with the head, as a goat etc. |
cane | a slender, flexible stem or rod (verb) to beat with a rod |
clobber | belongings, esp clothes; (verb) to strike very hard. |
clour | (Scots) a knock, bump; (verb) to knock, bump. |
clout | to hit with the hand. |
cob | a male swan; (verb) to strike. |
coldcock | to knock unconscious. |
collide | to come together with violent impact. |
collision | the state of being struck together. |
collisional | relating to a collision. |
collisionally | (Adv.) COLLISIONAL, relating to a collision. |
contund | (Arch.) to bruise or pound. |
counterblow | a blow in return. |
cudgeler | one who cudgels. |
cudgeller | one who beats with a cudgel. |
dad | (Coll.) father; (verb) to thump. |
daud | (Scots) to knock, thump. |
dawd | (Scots) to knock, thump. |
devel | (Scots) a hard blow; (verb) to stun with a club. |
devvel | (Scots) a hard blow; (verb) to stun with a club. |
dod | (Scots) a lump; (verb) to knock, thump. |
donder | (Afrikaans) to beat up, thrash. |
drub | to beat, to defeat decisively. |
drubber | one who drubs. |
dunt | to strike with a heavy blow. |
dush | (Scots) to strike heavily against. |
fist | the closed or clenched hand (verb) to strike or grip with the fist |
flick | to strike with a quick, light blow. |
flog | to beat with a whip or rod. |
fustigate | (Obs.) to beat with a club. |
fustigation | beating with a club. |
fustigator | one who fustigates, beats with a club. |
hit | a blow; a success; (verb) to strike. |
hittable | that can be hit. |
hitter | one that hits. |
horsewhip | a whip for driving horses; (verb) to beat with a horsewhip. |
illision | the act of striking against something. |
impact | to pack firmly together. |
impacter | something that impacts eg an asteroid. |
impactive | relating to impact. |
impactor | something that impacts eg an asteroid. |
impingent | striking against or upon. |
jarp | (Dial.) to strike, smash esp the shell of an egg at Easter. |
jole | (Dial.) to bump, knock. |
joll | (Dial.) to bump, knock. |
jostler | one who jostles. |
joule | the derived SI unit of work, energy and heat, equal to the work done when a force of one newton moves its point of application one metre in the direction of the force; (verb) to bump, knock. |
jowl | the jaw, the cheek (verb, dial.) to bump, knock |
kick | a blow with the foot (verb) to strike out with the foot or feet |
klap | (S. Afr.) to slap or smack. |
knack | a special unfailing talent (verb) to strike sharply |
knevell | (Scots) to pound with the nieves, the fists. |
knobble | a small knob (verb) to pound with the fists |
knock | a sudden stroke, a rap; (verb) to strike sharply. |
knubble | a small knob (verb) to pound with the fists |
laldie | (Scots) a beating or thrashing. |
laldy | (Scots) a beating or thrashing. |
lam | escape or hurried flight, as in on the lam; (verb) to beat. |
lambast | to beat severely. |
lambaste | to beat severely. |
larrup | to flog or thrash. |
larruper | one who larrups. |
lash | the flexible part of a whip; (verb) to strike with a whip. |
lashing | the act of lashing. |
lashingly | (Adv.) LASHING. |
lounder | (Scots) to beat, thump. |
mall | a mallet; (verb) to beat, batter. |
malleate | to hammer; to beat into a plate or leaf. |
malling | a mauling. |
marmalise | to beat soundly. |
marmalize | to beat soundly. |
marmelise | (Joc. sl.) to thrash, defeat heavily. |
marmelize | (Joc. sl.) to thrash, defeat heavily. |
misstrike | to strike wrongly. |
nevel | (Scots) to pound with the nieves, the fists. |
noser | (Sl.) a blow or fall on the nose; a strong head wind. |
nubble | a small lump (verb) to pound with the fists |
nudger | one who nudges. |
outhit | to surpass in hitting. |
outstrike | to outdo in striking. |
overbeat | to beat excessively. |
overhit | to hit too far. |
overstrike | to strike beyond. |
paddywack | a slap; (verb) to spank or smack. |
paddywhack | a spanking or smack. |
paik | (Scots) to thump, drub. |
pandy | a beating on the palm with a strap, formerly used as a school punishment; (verb) to slap. |
pash | (Coll.) passion; (verb) to kiss, embrace. |
pelt | an animal's skin with hair or fur; (verb) to strike repeatedly with blows or missiles. |
percussive | of or relating to percussion. |
percussively | (Adv.) PERCUSSIVE, of or relating to percussion. |
percutient | something that strikes or has the power to strike. |
polt | a hard blow; (verb) to strike, thump. |
pommel | a knob, esp on a sword-hilt; (verb) to beat with the fists. |
potch | (Aust.) inferior quality opal; (verb) to push violently, thrust. |
potche | to push violently, thrust. |
pote | to poke, thrust. |
pounching | (Spenser) punching. |
pound | a unit of money or weight; (verb) to strike heavily and repeatedly. |
pownd | (Spenser) to pound. |
pratt | (Shakesp.) to beat on the buttocks. |
proke | (Dial.) to poke. |
pulsator | a beater; a striker. |
pummel | to beat rapidly with the fists. |
punce | (Dial.) a punch; (verb) to punch. |
punch | a vigorous blow (verb) to strike with the fist |
ramrod | a rod for ramming down a charge into, or for cleaning, a gun-barrel; (verb) to push or drive with great force. |
rap | a sharp blow; (verb) to strike sharply. |
rawhide | a rope or whip of untanned leather; (verb) to beat with a rawhide whip. |
restrike | to strike again. |
ruler | a strip or roller for ruling lines; (verb) to strike with a ruler. |
sclaff | (Scots) a light slap or its sound; (verb) to slap; to scrape the ground instead of hitting the ball cleanly on a golf stroke. |
sclaffer | one who sclaffs, slaps. |
scutch | to beat out impurities from flax or wool. |
siderate | to blast or strike. |
sideswipe | a blow dealt from the side; (verb) to deal a blow from the side. |
sideswiper | one who sideswipes. |
skatt | (Dial.) a sudden blow. |
skelp | (Gaelic) to hustle; to slap, strike. |
sky | the apparent canopy over our heads (verb) to hit towards the sky |
slap | a blow with the open hand; (verb) to strike with the open hand. |
slat | a thin strip of wood; (verb) to strike, beat. |
slockdolager | a conclusive argument, a hard blow. |
slockdoliger | a conclusive argument, a hard blow. |
slockdologer | a conclusive argument, a hard blow. |
slogger | a person who hits hard in boxing, baseball, etc. |
slug | a heavy blow; (verb) to strike. |
slugger | a person who hits hard in boxing, baseball, etc. |
smack | a sharp sound, a crack; (verb) to strike sharply. |
smight | (Spenser) to smite. |
smite | to strike heavily. |
smiter | one who smites. |
smitten | (PaP.) SMITE, to strike heavily. |
socdolager | a conclusive argument, a hard blow. |
socdoliger | a conclusive argument, a hard blow. |
sockdolager | a conclusive argument, a hard blow. |
sockdoliger | a conclusive argument; a hard blow. |
sockdologer | a conclusive argument, a hard blow. |
sogdolager | a conclusive argument, a hard blow. |
sogdoliger | a conclusive argument, a hard blow. |
sogdologer | a conclusive argument, a hard blow. |
spank | to slap on the buttocks. |
spankingly | (Adv.) SPANKING. |
spat | a slap, a large drop; (verb) to slap, strike. |
spifflicate | to overcome or dispose of by violence. |
spiflicate | to overcome or dispose of by violence. |
squabasher | one who deals a squabash, a crushing blow. |
squelcher | an overwhelming blow, retort etc. |
stonker | (Aust. sl.) to hit hard, to knock unconscious. |
stonn | (Obs.) to stun. |
stonne | (Obs.) to stun. |
stricken | strongly affected or afflicted. |
strickenly | (Adv.) STRICKEN. |
strike | a stroke; a cessation of work; (verb) to come or cause to come into contact with. |
strikingly | (Adv.) STRIKING. |
strooke | (Obs.) a stroke. |
stub | something blunt and stunted (verb) to strike accidentally against a projecting object |
swack | (Scots) pliant, nimble; (verb) to strike, brandish. |
swat | a sharp blow; (verb) to hit sharply. |
swindge | (Shakesp.) to swinge. |
swinge | to beat, chastise. |
swingeing | severe, drastic. |
swingeingly | (Adv.) SWINGEING, severe, drastic. |
swipe | a sweeping blow; malt liquor (verb) to strike with a sweeping blow |
switch | a flexible rod (verb) to beat with a flexible rod |
tap | a gentle knock or its sound; (verb) to knock gently. |
tapotement | (Fr.) the use of light taps in massage. |
tawse | to beat with a taws. |
thraiping | (Dial.) a thrashing. |
thrash | a party; a beating; (verb) to beat. |
thump | a dull heavy sound; (verb) to strike so as to make a dull, heavy sound. |
thumpingly | (Adv.) THUMPING. |
thwack | to beat or strike vigorously. |
thwacker | one who thwacks. |
tingler | a thing which causes tingling, esp a smarting blow. |
touk | (Scots) to tap, drum. |
trounce | to beat severely. |
tund | (Arch.) to beat, thump. |
vapulation | the act of beating or whipping. |
verberate | (Arch.) to beat. |
verberation | (Arch.) the act of verberating, beating. |
wallop | to beat soundly. |
welt | a weal, a blow; (verb) to lash, beat. |
whack | to strike sharply. |
wham | to crash or bang into. |
whample | (Scots) a blow. |
whang | a resounding noise; a blow; (verb) to hit with a whang. |
whap | to beat. |
wherret | (Obs.) a blow; (verb) to give a sharp blow to. |
whip | a lash with a handle for beating or driving (verb) to beat with a whip |
whirret | (Obs.) a blow; (verb) to give a sharp blow to. |
whomp | to strike heavily, thump. |
whop | to beat. |
whump | to strike heavily, thump. |
whup | (Coll.) to defeat totally. |
winder | (Sl.) a blow that takes one's breath away. |
wop | (Offensive) a member of a Mediterranean or Latin race, eg an Italian; (verb) to thump. |