pommel

²pom·mel

verb \ˈpə-məl\

pom·meled or pom·melledpom·mel·ing or pom·mel·ling\ˈpə-mə-liŋ, ˈpəm-liŋ\

Definition of POMMEL

transitive verb

: pummel

Examples of POMMEL

1. <the elderly woman pommeled the would-be thief with her handbag until he begged for mercy>

Origin of POMMEL

¹pommel

First Known Use: 1530

Related to POMMEL

Synonyms: bash, baste, bat, batter, belabor, belt, birch, bludgeon, buffet, bung up, club, curry, do, drub, fib [British], flog, hammer, hide, lace, lambaste (or lambast), lash, lather, lick, maul, mess (up), paddle, pelt, beat, pound, pummel, punch out, rough (up), slate, slog, switch, tan, thrash, thresh, thump, tromp, wallop, whale, whip, whop (or whap), whup, work over

Related Words: assail, assault, attack, beset, box, bust, chop, clobber, clout, crack, cudgel, cuff, descend (on or upon), hit, jump (on), knock, lam, lay on, paste, pounce (on or upon), punch, raid, rush, slam, slap, smack, smash, sock, spank, storm, swat, swipe, thwack, whack, wham, whomp; blackjack, cane, cowhide, flagellate, fustigate, horsewhip, leather, pistol-whip, rawhide, scourge, strap; gore, lacerate, wound; maim, mangle, mutilate

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