transitive. To beat or strike (someone or something) with a heavy blow or blows; to hit with a resounding impact, either with the fists or with a…

transitive. To give a hard blow or blows to; to hit, strike, beat, hammer; †to beat into small pieces, pound (obsolete). Also with complement…

transitive. To beat or strike vigorously, as with a stick; to bang, thrash, whack.

transitive. To hit hard; to fell with a heavy blow.

transitive. (a) To beat, strike hard, hit. to socka person one: to give (him) a hard blow. (b) figurative (U.S.) To give a hard blow to; esp. to take…

transitive. To beat or strike vigorously, as with a stick; to thrash.

transitive. To hit or strike hard; to drive with blows. Also figurative, to assail violently.

transitive. To strike or beat forcibly; to throw violently.

transferred. To strike or beat with force.

dialect. To thwack, v., beat, flog.

transitive. To strike (also, to drive, throw, etc.) heavily or violently; to slog.

transitive. To strike (something) with a hard blow; to knock, bang. Frequently with about, over, etc. Also intransitive. Cf. ding, v.1 1a 3a.

transitive. To strike (a person) hard, to hit, thump.