bonk

bonk

transitive verb \ˈbäŋk, ˈbȯŋk\

Definition of BONK

: hit <bonked him over the head>

Examples of BONK

1. He bonked him on the head.
2. The golf ball bonked the hood of the car.

Origin of BONK

imitative

First Known Use: 1931

Related to BONK

Synonyms

bang, bash, bat, belt, biff, bludgeon, bob, hit, bop, box, bust, clap, clip, clobber, clock, clout, crack, hammer, knock, nail, paste, pound, punch, rap, slam, slap, slog, slug, smack, smite, sock, strike, swat, swipe, tag, thump, thwack, wallop, whack, whale, zap

Related Words

batter, beat, buffet, bung, chop, cuff, drub, lace, lambaste (or lambast), lick, mangle, maul, pelt, pepper, pommel, pummel, rough; scuff; bunt, flick, stroke, tap; bump, butt, jab, jostle, kick, knee, poke, prod, push, shove, stamp; bowl (down or over), cream, deck, dump [slang], fell, floor, knock down, level; rabbit-punch, sucker punch; cane, club, cudgel, flail, flog, lash, sap, slash, sledge, sledgehammer, spear, stab, switch, thrash, whip; bean, brain, conk, skull

Rhymes with BONK

ankh, bronc, clonk, conch, conk, honk, Planck, plonk, wonk, zonk