Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive verb To beat or batter, as with the fists: synonym: beat.
- transitive verb To cause to undergo harm or loss.
- transitive verb To attack or harry verbally.
from The Century Dictionary.
- See
pommel .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- Same as
pommel .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb To
hit orstrike heavily andrepeatedly .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb strike, usually with the fist
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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Examples
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"The end of the handle on a sword is called the pummel," Michael explains.
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As Agrippa's dog had a devil tied to his collar; some think that Paracelsus (or else Erastus belies him) had one confined to his sword pummel; others wear them in rings, &c.
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Just a mere elimination of the word 'pummel' is able to fill my mind with wrong ideas.
rouflaquette Diary Entry rouflaquette 2008
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For example: As the barbarian, your first available spell is titled "pummel," and it's powered by four red mana units and does a point of damage for every two red mana pieces on the board.
GamersInfo.net Articles Xenocipher 2010
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For example: As the barbarian, your first available spell is titled "pummel," and it's powered by four red mana units and does a point of damage for every two red mana pieces on the board.
GamersInfo.net Articles Xenocipher 2010
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It doesn't matter if they are female or male, if a 16 year old can "pummel" a police officer for two minutes - no mention of a weapon here let's be clear - then that person should not be a police officer.
TUMEKE! 2009
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He did mention he'd been back in the ring for a charity event, where he allowed a bunch of little kids to just "pummel" him.
MVN 2009
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He did mention he'd been back in the ring for a charity event, where he allowed a bunch of little kids to just "pummel" him.
MVN 2009
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a pummel which is made of hard wood, and is something like a large mushroom with its stalk.
Anahuac : or, Mexico and the Mexicans, Ancient and Modern Edward Burnett Tylor
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Some of the info is pretty ugly: "Navarro allegedly told an undercover Fish and Wildlife Service agent that he likes to "pummel" the hawks that he catches with a stick.
The Roller Scandal 2007
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