VERB | contact | knock about, buffet, batter | strike against forcefully |
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stative | knock about, kick around, kick about | be around |
Meaning | strike against forcefully. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something | |
Synonyms | buffet, batter | |
Broader | strike | deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon |
See also | knock | knock against with force or violence |
Spanish | apalear, batir a golpes, golpear, maltratar, zangolotear, zarandear | |
Catalan | copejar fort, copejar |
Meaning | Be around; be alive or active. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s | |
Synonyms | kick around, kick about | |
Broader | exist, be | Have an existence, be extant |
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