Pommel

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  • transitive verb. To beat; pummel.
  • noun. The upper front part of a saddle; a saddlebow.
  • noun. Either of the two rounded handles on top of a pommel horse.
  • noun. A knob on the hilt of a sword or similar weapon.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To beat as with a pommel or with something thick or bulky; beat, as with the fists; bruise.
  • noun. A knob or ball, or anything of similar shape.
  • noun. The protuberant part of a saddle-bow.
  • noun. The top (of the head).
  • noun. A round knob on the frame of a chair.
  • noun. A ballshaped ornament used as a finial to the conical or domeshaped roof of a turret, pavilion, etc.
  • noun. In a ceremonial mace, the lower or butt end; in the case of a crowned mace, the end opposite the crown.
  • noun. A piece of hard wood, grooved like a crimping-board, and attached to the hand by means of a strap, used in giving a granular appearance to leather and in making it supple.
  • noun. The bat used in the game of nur-and-spell.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. The knob on the hilt of a sword.
  • noun. The knob or protuberant part of a saddlebow.
  • noun. The top (of the head).
  • noun. A knob forming the finial of a turret or pavilion.
  • transitive verb. To beat soundly, as with the pommel of a sword, or with something knoblike; hence, to beat with the fists.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. The upper front brow of a saddle.
  • noun. Either of the rounded handles on a pommel horse.
  • noun. The knob on the hilt of an edged weapon such as a sword.
  • verb. To pound or beat.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. an ornament in the shape of a ball on the hilt of a sword or dagger
  • noun. handgrip formed by the raised front part of a saddle
  • noun. a handgrip that a gymnast uses when performing exercises on a pommel horse
  • verb. strike, usually with the fist
  • Word Usage
    "Alexander Artemev, a world bronze-medal winner in pommel horse, even struggled on the event, which probably cost him an Olympic berth."
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    decoration  grip  handgrip  handle  hit  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Rommel  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    bang  baste  bastinado  batter  beat  
    variant
    verb-form