Thesaurus results for BONK

bonk

verb

ˈbäŋk

Definition of bonk

as in to hit

to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner an overhead branch suddenly fell and bonked him on the head

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Recent Examples of bonk Or picture playing a round of knockout basketball with Caitlin Clark when you’ve been known to bonk the majority of your free throws. — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Apr. 2026 With eight minutes left in the contest, Kempe bonked Cale Makar in the back of the head, then went to the box for mixing it up with captain Gabe Landeskog, who came to Makar’s defense, shortly thereafter. — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 20 Apr. 2026 Watch the baby birds bonking at the video at the top of the story. — Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2026 That depletes your carb stores prematurely, leaving you unable to accelerate and more likely to bonk. — Alex Hutchinson, Outside, 5 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for bonk

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Verb

The first curveball of the night came when word hit that Young was closing out the night, as opposed to Willie Nelson.

— Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 23 Sep. 2026
Following a bohemian couple from Istanbul who hit a wall both creatively and personally, this slow-burn drama takes a little too much time to get the ball rolling but evolves into an honest portrait of artists finding their way out of the darkness.

— Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of hit

Verb

The United States slapped a 50% tariff on many goods from Canada this summer – but critical imports, such as potash, crude oil and electricity, were spared.

— Matt Egan, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2026
He was asked about the interaction, and briefly talked about seeing all the reaction videos on X, including the AI one with Sarkisian slapping Rowe.

— Zach Dean OutKick, FOXNews.com, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of slap

Verb

Fishing ace Bucky Dent knocked 2025 champ Bear #32 (Chunk) out of contention.

— Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 25 Sep. 2026
Keith’s knocking drums and cinematic production took the next generation of Memphis to the world as a sonic architect of hip-hop in the late 2010s and into the first half of the 2020s.

— Michael Saponara, Billboard, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of knock

Verb

Officers were responding to a house sitter who discovered the damage while checking on loud banging in the home’s rear, police said.

— Dennis Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 23 Sep. 2026
Both banged off the Tropicana Field catwalk in foul territory, nullifying the catch made on both of them.

— Chandler Rome, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2026

Definition of bang

Verb

Police said Warren punched a 15-year-old and caused a minor injury to the teen’s parent.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 23 Sep. 2026
Their job is to reduce the world to a series of numbers that can be punched into increasingly complex statistical equations and published in esoteric journals with high barriers to entry and minuscule readerships.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of punch

Verb

After the tragedy in the stadium, Haymitch claps in front of the mostly empty, save for guards and Peacekeepers, stands.

— Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 16 Sep. 2026
There’s an almost comically blasé way in which the performers — who are used to such spectacles — go about their work an hour before thousands of audience members will gasp and clap at the same tricks.

— Jenelle Riley, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of clap

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