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biff
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun biff has 1 sense
- biff(n = noun.act) clout, lick, poke, punch, slug - (boxing) a blow with the fist; "I gave him a clout on his nose" has particulars: counter, counterpunch, parry, haymaker, knockout punch, ko punch, sunday punch, hook, jab, rabbit punch, sucker punch
is a kind of blow
Derived form verb biff1
Verb biff has 1 sense
- biff(v = verb.contact) pommel, pummel - strike, usually with the fist; "The pedestrians pummeled the demonstrators" is one way to hit
Derived form noun biff1
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s somebody
OXFORD DICTIONARY
biff, n. & v. sl.
--n. a sharp blow.
--v.tr. strike (a person).
--n. a sharp blow.
--v.tr. strike (a person).
Etymology
imit.
THESAURUS
biff
bang, bash, bat, beating, belt, blow, bonk, bop, catch, chop, clap, clip, clobber, clout, clump, coldcock, crack, cut, dash, deal, deal a blow, deck, dig, ding, dint, drub, drubbing, drumming, fetch, fetch a blow, fusillade, hit, hit a clip, jab, knock, knock cold, knock down, knock out, let have it, lick, nail, paste, pelt, plunk, poke, pound, punch, rap, slam, slog, slosh, slug, smack, smash, smite, snap, soak, sock, strike, strike at, stroke, swat, swing, swipe, tattoo, thump, thwack, wallop, whack, wham, whop, yerk
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