The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
pommeling — pom·mel || pÊŒml n. round upward projection of a saddle; hilt of a sword (also pummel) v. beat, strike; hit, punch, pound; perform gymnastics on a pommel horse (type of gymnastics equipment) … English contemporary dictionary
Pommel — Pom mel, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pommeled}or {Pommelled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pommeling} or {Pommelling}.] To beat soundly, as with the pommel of a sword, or with something knoblike; hence, to beat with the fists. [Written also {pummel}.] [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pommeled — Pommel Pom mel, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pommeled}or {Pommelled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pommeling} or {Pommelling}.] To beat soundly, as with the pommel of a sword, or with something knoblike; hence, to beat with the fists. [Written also {pummel}.] [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pommelled — Pommel Pom mel, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pommeled}or {Pommelled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pommeling} or {Pommelling}.] To beat soundly, as with the pommel of a sword, or with something knoblike; hence, to beat with the fists. [Written also {pummel}.] [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pommelling — Pommel Pom mel, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pommeled}or {Pommelled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pommeling} or {Pommelling}.] To beat soundly, as with the pommel of a sword, or with something knoblike; hence, to beat with the fists. [Written also {pummel}.] [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pummel — Pommel Pom mel, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pommeled}or {Pommelled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pommeling} or {Pommelling}.] To beat soundly, as with the pommel of a sword, or with something knoblike; hence, to beat with the fists. [Written also {pummel}.] [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pommel — /pum euhl, pom /, n., v., pommeled, pommeling or (esp. Brit.) pommelled, pommelling. n. 1. a knob, as on the hilt of a sword. 2. the protuberant part at the front and top of a saddle. See illus. under saddle. 3. Archit. a spherical ornament or… … Universalium
pommel — [ pɒm(ə)l, pʌm(ə)l] noun 1》 the upward curving or projecting part of a saddle in front of the rider. 2》 a rounded knob on the end of the handle of a sword, dagger, or old fashioned gun. verb (pommels, pommelling, pommelled; US pommels, pommeling … English new terms dictionary
assault — n 1. attack, offensive, onslaught, onset, rush, blitz, blitzkrieg, storming, Fr. coup de main, Obs. brunt; raid, foray, sortie, sally; invasion, aggression, incursion, escalade; siege, besiegement, beset ment, investment; bombardment, strafing,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
battery — n 1. series, suite, set, sequence, cycle; string, chain, ring; progression, succession, order. 2. battering, beating, pounding, pummeling, pommeling, going over, Sl. pasting; hitting, striking, bastinado, Scot. dunt, Scot, and North Eng. paik;… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
