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殴る — meaning in English

naguru

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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.
  • maul noun A heavy hammer used for driving wedges when splitting logs, or as a weapon.
  • punch noun A hit made with a closed fist.

Senses

殴る is used for these senses in English:

  • beat (transitive) To win against; to defeat or overcome; to do or be better than (someone); to excel in a particular, competitive event.
  • bludgeon (transitive) To strike or hit with something hard, usually on the head; to club.
  • maul (usually of an animal) To savage; to cause serious physical wounds.
  • punch (transitive) To strike with one's fist.

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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