hitting (verb)
41walk — verb 1》 move at a regular pace by lifting and setting down each foot in turn. ↘travel over (a route or area) on foot. ↘(of a quadruped) proceed with the slowest gait, always having at least two feet on the ground at once. ↘informal… …
42blow up phrasal — verb 1 (I, T) to destroy something, or to be destroyed, by an explosion: The plane blew up in midair. (blow sth up): Rebels attempted to blow up the bridge. 2 (transitive blow something up) to fill something with air or gas: Stop at the gas… …
43bowl sb out phrasal — verb (T) to make a batsman in cricket (2) have to leave the field by hitting the wicket (2) (=set of sticks) behind him with a ball …
44burp — verb informal 1 (I) to pass gas noisily from your stomach out through your mouth; belch (1) 2 (T) to help a baby to do this, especially by rubbing or gently hitting its back; wind 1 (9) burp noun (C) …
45deflect — verb 1 (I, T) to turn in a different direction, especially after hitting something else, or to make something do this: The waves are deflected by the lifeboat s high narrow bows. 2 deflect attention/criticism/anger etc to stop people criticizing… …
46restrain — verb (T) 1 to prevent someone from doing something harmful or stupid: restrain sb from doing sth: I had to restrain her from running out into the street after him. | restrain yourself (from): She could hardly restrain herself from hitting Walt. 2 …
47swerve — verb (I) 1 to make a sudden sideways movement while moving forwards, especially in order to avoid hitting something: Jo swerved to avoid a dog. (+ across/off etc): The car swerved across the road and crashed into a wall. 2 (usually in negatives)… …
48tamp — verb (transitive always + adv/prep) also tamp down to press or push something down by lightly hitting it several times: “Ah well, ” sighed Papa, absently tamping the tobacco down in his pipe …
49knacker — Verb. To wear out, to exhaust, to ruin. E.g. Keep hitting it with that hammer and you ll knacker it. 1800s …
50kneecap — Verb. To cripple someone by shooting or hitting their kneecaps as a means of punishment …
