pummel

pum·mel

verb \ˈpə-məl\

pum·meled also pum·melledpum·mel·ing also pum·mel·ling\ˈpə-mə-liŋ, ˈpəm-liŋ\

Definition of PUMMEL

: pound, beat

Examples of PUMMEL

1. <pummeled the mugger with her fists until help arrived>

Origin of PUMMEL

alteration of pommel

First Known Use: 1548

Related to PUMMEL

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, pommel, pound, beat, 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

Rhymes with PUMMEL

pommel