Synonyms and antonyms of To hit a person in American Thesaurus

hit (verb)

to move your hand or an object onto someone’s body with great force, so that you hurt them

beat (verb)

to hit someone violently several times

smack (verb)

to hit someone with your flat hand or a flat object

bludgeon (verb)

to hit someone hard with a heavy object

thump (verb)

informal to attack or punish someone by hitting them with your fist

batter (verb)

to deliberately hit someone many times

beat up ()

to hurt someone by hitting or kicking them many times

stun (verb)

to hit someone so hard on the head that they cannot defend themselves or they become unconscious for a short while

hit (verb)

if a vehicle hits someone or something, it moves against them with great force

punch (verb)

to hit someone or something with your fist (=closed hand), usually as hard as you can

sjambok (verb)

South African to hit someone with a sjambok

bash (verb)

informal to hit someone or something very hard, often causing injury or serious damage

bean (verb)

Americaninformal to hit someone’s head with something

beat/knock the (living) daylights out of someone (informal)

informal to hit someone very hard many times so that you injure them seriously

beat on ()

to hurt someone by hitting them a lot of times

beat out ()

to make someone tell you something by hitting them

beat someone to a pulp ()

to hit someone hard many times, until they are badly hurt or dead

beat/thrash someone (to) within an inch of their life ()

to hit someone so hard that they almost die

belabor (verb)

Americanold-fashioned to hit someone or something hard many times

belt (verb)

informal to hit someone or something very hard

bombard (verb)

to attack someone or something by hitting them with a lot of objects or by hitting them many times

bonk (verb)

informal to hit someone gently on the head, or to accidentally hit your head on something

bop (verb)

to hit someone, especially on the head

brain (verb)

informal to hit someone very hard on the head

butt (verb)

if a person or animal such as a goat butts someone or something, they hit them with the top of their head

catch (verb)

to hit someone on a part of their body

chop (verb)

to hit someone or something hard with the side of your hand

clap someone on the back/shoulder ()

to hit someone on their back/shoulder with your hand in a friendly way

clobber (verb)

informal to hit someone very hard

clock (verb)

informal to hit someone

clout (verb)

informal to hit someone or something hard with your hand

club (verb)

to hit someone with a heavy object

conk (verb)

informal to hit someone, especially on their head

connect (verb)

to manage to hit someone or something

cosh (verb)

Britishinformal to hit someone with a cosh

crack (verb)

to hit someone on the head with a lot of force

crown (verb)

informal old-fashioned to hit someone hard on the head

cudgel (verb)

to hit someone hard and usually several times with a cudgel

cuff (verb)

mainly British to hit someone with your open hand, usually on the head

deal a blow to (formal)

formal to hit someone or something

deliver (verb)

if you deliver a blow or punch to part of someone’s body, you hit them there very hard

do over (British)

British to attack someone and hit and kick them

elbow (verb)

to push or hit someone with your elbow

fetch someone a blow/slap ()

to hit someone

fight back ()

to hit or kick someone who is attacking you

flail (verb)

to hit someone many times with something such as a stick

flay (verb)

to hit or whip a person or animal severely, so that the skin is broken

give someone/something a belt ()

to hit someone or something hard

head-butt (verb)

to hit someone with your head

hit/beat/knock someone over the head ()

to deliberately hit the top of someone’s head with an object

horsewhip (verb)

to hit someone with a horsewhip

knee (verb)

to hurt someone by hitting them with your knee

knock around ()

to hit someone a lot

knock the breath/wind out of someone ()

to hit or throw someone, so that they cannot breathe easily

land a punch/blow ()

to succeed in hitting someone

lash (verb)

to hit a person or animal with a whip or thin stick, especially as a punishment

lick (verb)

informal to hit someone

pack a punch ()

to be able to hit someone hard with your fist

pistol-whip (verb)

to hit someone several times with a pistol

pop (verb)

informal to hit someone

pummel (verb)

to hit someone or something many times, for example with your fists (=closed hands)

punch someone’s lights out ()

to hit someone very hard in the face

rain (verb)

to hit or hit against someone or something violently many times

scourge (verb)

to whip someone

send someone/something flying ()

to make someone or something move quickly through the air by hitting them

slap (verb)

to hit someone or something quickly with the palm of the hand or a flat object, making a loud noise

slap around ()

to hit someone more than once. This word is used especially about men who hit their wives or girlfriends.

slap/hit someone upside the head ()

to hit someone on the side of their head

slog (verb)

informal to hit someone very hard, especially in boxing

slug (verb)

informal to hit someone or something very hard with your fist

smack (verb)

Britishinformal to hit someone with your fist (=closed hand)

smash someone’s face/head in (informal)

informal to hit someone hard in the face

smite (verb)

an old word meaning to hit someone or something very hard

sock (verb)

informal to hit someone or something with a lot of force

spank (verb)

to hit someone, especially a child, on their bottom (=the part of the body they sit on) with the palm of your hand

strike (verb)

formal to hit someone or something with your hand, a tool, or a weapon

tan someone’s hide ()

to punish someone severely by hitting them

thrash (verb)

to hit someone hard several times, especially as a punishment

throw a punch ()

to hit someone with your fist (=closed hand)

thump (verb)

to hit someone or something with your fist (=closed hand)

thwack (verb)

informal to hit someone or something with a thwack

wallop (verb)

informal to hit someone or something very hard

whack (verb)

informal to hit someone or something with a lot of force

whale at ()

to hit someone or something very hard

whip (verb)

to hit someone with a whip

wind (verb)

to hit someone in the stomach and cause them to have difficulty breathing

wipe the floor with someone ()

to hit someone many times

work over ()

to injure someone severely by hitting them