| VERB | contact | pummel, pommel, biff | strike, usually with the fist |
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| Sounds | pah'mahl | |
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| Rhymes | abdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl... | |
| Meaning | strike, usually with the fist. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Model | The fighter managed to pummel his opponent | |
| Example | "The pedestrians pummeled the demonstrators" | |
| Synonyms | pommel, biff | |
| Broader | hit | Deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument |
| Spanish | abofetear, agarrar a puñetazos, apuñear, apuñetear, dar puñetazos | |
| Catalan | apunyegar, donar cops de puny | |
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