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 or strike heavily and repeatedly.

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

[Alteration of pommel.]

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

A synonymous alteration of to pommel

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Examples

  • "The end of the handle on a sword is called the pummel," Michael explains.

    Academy of Historical Fencing 2008

  • 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.

    Anatomy of Melancholy 2007

  • Just a mere elimination of the word 'pummel' is able to fill my mind with wrong ideas.

    rouflaquette Diary Entry rouflaquette 2008

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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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