Synonyms of biff

biff 1 of 2

noun

ˈbif 

as in thump

a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument

he got a biff in the noggin as his reward for trying to intervene in the fight

Synonyms & Similar Words

• thump
• thud
• blow
• slap
• punch
• swipe
• hit
• knock
• whack
• smack
• stroke
• bang
• lick
• spank
• pound
• poke
• slam
• clap
• clip
• chop
• beat
• kick
• hook
• wham
• lash
• swat
• bat
• bash
• bop
• smash
• haymaker
• sock
• thwack
• switch
• stinger
• slug
• hack
• crack
• welt
• knee
• pelt
• wallop
• rap
• belt
• stripe
• box
• cuff
• whap
• dab
• buffet
• fillip
• plump
• bust
• clout
• pick
• whop
• douse
• licking
• swing
• pounding
• larrup
• hand
• beating
• left
• roundhouse
• counter
• counterstroke
• right
• counterblow
• cruncher
• hammering
• shiver
• uppercut
• sucker punch
• body blow
• one-two
• whip
• counterpunch
• thrashing
• sidewinder
• knockdown
• whipping
• battering
• drubbing
• KO
• knockout
• rabbit punch
• pummeling
• clobbering
• flogging
• cudgelling
• pummelling
• pasting
• kayo
• walloping
• cudgeling
• bastinado
• bludgeoning
• right-hander
• bastinade
• lambasting

biff

2 of 2

verb

as in to smack

to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner

the elderly woman swung her purse and biffed the mugger upside the head

Synonyms & Similar Words

• smack
• hit
• slap
• bang
• knock
• punch
• slam
• clap
• whack
• strike
• swipe
• clip
• bat
• pound
• crack
• bob
• kick
• bash
• thump
• nail
• box
• clobber
• bonk
• zap
• swat
• thwack
• hammer
• bop
• lick
• tap
• slug
• chop
• bludgeon
• tag
• shove
• flick
• jab
• sock
• wallop
• poke
• smite
• rap
• clock
• clout
• push
• slog
• stab
• whale
• belt
• bump
• paste
• bust
• stroke
• maul
• rough
• pummel
• knee
• mangle
• bung
• pepper
• hang one on
• butt
• drub
• scuff
• slash
• beat
• pelt
• lash
• lambast
• dump
• batter
• stamp
• cuff
• buffet
• lambaste
• deck
• fell
• bunt
• pommel
• prod
• cream
• jostle
• whip
• sledge
• spear
• conk
• bean
• club
• lace
• floor
• cane
• sap
• knock down
• bowl (down or over)
• brain
• thrash
• flail
• cudgel
• switch
• sledgehammer
• flog
• level
• skull
• sucker punch
• rabbit-punch

Examples of biff in a Sentence

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Noun

Nobody loves the old school biff more than me. —Mike Meehall Wood, Forbes, 25 May 2021

Here are the best biffs: Between now and Saturday night, each of the 25 finalist robots will get one chance to run through the gauntlet. —Eric Limer, Popular Mechanics, 5 June 2015