| 单词 | pommel |
| 释义 | pommel (once / 5115 pages) 1v 2n A pommel is the rounded knob on a horse's saddle that a rider grips with one hand. The raised front of the saddle itself can also be called a pommel. Some saddles, particularly the modern western type, have a metal grip at the front, known either as a horn or a pommel. Other saddles don't have this knob, but instead have a raised front edge that's also called the pommel. When pommel is used as a verb, it means "beat or strike repeatedly," a variation on the word pummel. The Old French root is pomel, "rounded knob," from the Latin word pomum, or "apple." WORD FAMILYpommel: pommeled, pommeling, pommelled, pommelling, pommels USAGE EXAMPLESSmith, who won pommel horse silver at Rio 2016, later said he was "deeply sorry" for his "thoughtless actions". BBC(Nov 01, 2016) In April, he apologised for questioning the judging at the British Championships, where he was beaten to pommel gold by Max Whitlock. BBC(Oct 13, 2016) Smith, who won pommel horse silver at Rio 2016, later said he was "deeply sorry" for his "thoughtless actions". BBC(Oct 10, 2016) 1 v strike, usually with the fist 2Syn|Hyper biff, pummel hit deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument 1n handgrip formed by the raised front part of a saddle Syn|Hypo|Hyper saddlebow horn, saddle horn a high pommel of a Western saddle (usually metal covered with leather) grip, handgrip, handle, hold the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it 2n a handgrip that a gymnast uses when performing exercises on a pommel horse Hyper grip, handgrip, handle, hold the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it 3n an ornament in the shape of a ball on the hilt of a sword or dagger Syn|Hyper knob decoration, ornament, ornamentation something used to beautify |
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