Nouns (4)
batter
n. a flour mixture thin enough to pour or drop from a spoon
hitter, slugger, batsman
n. (baseball) a ballplayer who is batting
Verbs (6)
dinge
v. make a dent or impression in; "dinge a soft hat"
baste, clobber
v. strike violently and repeatedly; "She clobbered the man who tried to attack her"
buffet, knock against, knock about
v. strike against forcefully; "Winds buffeted the tent"
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Fuzzynyms (37)
hit
v. deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument; "He hit her hard in the face"
poke, thump, pound
v. hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument; "the salesman pounded the door knocker"; "a bible-thumping Southern Baptist"
biff, pommel, pummel
v. strike, usually with the fist; "The pedestrians pummeled the demonstrators"
mangle, maul
v. injure badly by beating
biff, pommel, pummel
v. strike, usually with the fist; "The pedestrians pummeled the demonstrators"
rough up, treat violently
v. treat violently; "The police strong-armed the suspect"
blow, float, drift, be adrift
v. be in motion due to some air or water current; "The leaves were blowing in the wind"; "the boat drifted on the lake"; "The sailboat was adrift on the open sea"; "the shipwrecked boat drifted away from the shore"
bear
v. move while holding up or supporting; "Bear gifts"; "bear a heavy load"; "bear news"; "bearing orders"
beat, flap
v. move with a thrashing motion; "The bird flapped its wings"; "The eagle beat its wings and soared high into the sky"
beat, flap
v. move with a flapping motion; "The bird's wings were flapping"
fling
v. move in an abrupt or headlong manner; "He flung himself onto the sofa"
flit, flutter, dart, fleet
v. move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart; "The hummingbird flitted among the branches"
wave, flourish, brandish
v. move or swing back and forth; "She waved her gun"
wave, flap, undulate
v. move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion; "The curtains undulated"; "the waves rolled towards the beach"
wave, curl, form into curls
v. twist or roll into coils or ringlets; "curl my hair, please"
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