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colpejar — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • beat verb To hit repeatedly, or to defeat someone in a contest.
  • bludgeon noun A short, heavy club used as a weapon.
  • hit verb To strike someone or something, often forcefully.
  • knock verb To strike something, especially a door, sharply with the knuckles or an object.
  • smash noun The loud sound of a violent collision or impact.
  • strike verb To hit someone or something, often forcefully.

Senses

colpejar is used for these senses in English:

  • bludgeon (transitive) To strike or hit with something hard, usually on the head; to club.
  • hit (transitive) To administer a blow to, directly or with a weapon or missile.
  • knock (intransitive) To rap one's knuckles against something, especially wood.
  • smash (transitive) To hit extremely hard.
  • strike (transitive) To give, as a blow; to impel, as with a blow; to give a force to; to dash; to cast.

beat — full definition

  1. verb To hit repeatedly, or to defeat someone in a contest.
  2. verb To mix ingredients rapidly, usually with a whisk or spoon.
  3. noun A regular rhythmic pulse, especially in music.
  4. noun A journalist's or police officer's regular area of responsibility or patrol.
  5. adj Informal: completely exhausted.

bludgeon — full definition

  1. noun A short, heavy club used as a weapon.
  2. verb To hit someone repeatedly and violently with a heavy object.
  3. verb To force someone into doing something through pressure or intimidation.

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