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n. a heavy blow with the hand

v. make a dull sound; "the knocker thudded against the front door"

v. hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument; "the salesman pounded the door knocker"; "a bible-thumping Southern Baptist"

beat, pound

v. move rhythmically; "Her heart was beating fast"

beat, beat up

v. give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression; "Thugs beat him up when he walked down the street late at night"; "The teacher used to beat the students"

break, damage

v. inflict damage upon; "The snow damaged the roof"; "She damaged the car when she hit the tree"

dent, indent

v. make a depression into; "The bicycle dented my car"

baste, batter, clobber

v. strike violently and repeatedly; "She clobbered the man who tried to attack her"

slap

v. hit with something flat, like a paddle or the open hand; "The impatient teacher slapped the student"; "a gunshot slapped him on the forehead"

strike

v. deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon; "The teacher struck the child"; "the opponent refused to strike"; "The boxer struck the attacker dead"

grind, grate

v. make a grating or grinding sound by rubbing together; "grate one's teeth in anger"

knock, strike hard

v. deliver a sharp blow or push :"He knocked the glass clear across the room"

beat, hit repeatedly

v. hit repeatedly; "beat on the door"; "beat the table with his shoe"

hit, knock, bump

v. "My car bumped into the tree"

rap, knap, strike sharply

v. strike sharply; "rap him on the knuckles"

tap, strike lightly

v. strike lightly; "He tapped me on the shoulder"

beat, thump, pound

v. move rhythmically; "Her heart was beating fast"

squeeze, crush, squash, squelch, mash

v. to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition; "crush an aluminum can"; "squeeze a lemon"

splash, squelch, slop, splosh, slosh, squish

v. walk through mud or mire; "We had to splosh across the wet meadow"

bruise, contuse

v. injure the underlying soft tissue of bone of; "I bruised my knee"

hit, strike, impinge on, collide with, hit against, run into

v. hit against; come into sudden contact with; "The car hit a tree"; "He struck the table with his elbow"

hit, strike

v. produce by manipulating keys or strings of musical instruments, also metaphorically; "The pianist strikes a middle C"; "strike `z' on the keyboard"; "her comments struck a sour note"

stomp, stamp, stump

v. walk heavily; "The men stomped through the snow in their heavy boots"

tramp, travel on foot

v. travel on foot, especially on a walking expedition; "We went tramping about the state of Colorado"

knock, strike hard

v. deliver a sharp blow or push :"He knocked the glass clear across the room"

beat, beat up

v. give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression; "Thugs beat him up when he walked down the street late at night"; "The teacher used to beat the students"

beat, hit repeatedly

v. hit repeatedly; "beat on the door"; "beat the table with his shoe"

hit, knock, bump

v. "My car bumped into the tree"

rap, knap, strike sharply

v. strike sharply; "rap him on the knuckles"

tap, strike lightly

v. strike lightly; "He tapped me on the shoulder"

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"

squeeze, crush, squash, squelch, mash

v. to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition; "crush an aluminum can"; "squeeze a lemon"

splash, squelch, slop, splosh, slosh, squish

v. walk through mud or mire; "We had to splosh across the wet meadow"

pelt, pepper

v. attack and bombard with or as if with missiles; "pelt the speaker with questions"

coat, cake, form a coat over

v. form a coat over; "Dirt had coated her face"

catapult, sling

v. hurl as if with a sling

grind, dance erotically

v. dance by rotating the pelvis in an erotically suggestive way, often while in contact with one's partner such that the dancers' legs are interlaced

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