Synonyms and antonyms of The punishment of being hit in British Thesaurus

beating (noun)

the act of hitting someone hard a number of times in a fight or as a punishment

the birch (noun)

British an old-fashioned form of corporal punishment in which someone is hit hard with a thin stick

box someone’s ears ()

to hit someone on the side of the head, as a punishment

cane (noun)

a stick used for punishing children in schools

cane (verb)

to punish a child in school by hitting them with a stick

the cane (noun)

a punishment given to children in schools in which they are hit with a cane

chastise (verb)

old-fashioned to punish someone by hitting them

clip someone round the ear/earhole ()

to hit the side of someone’s head quickly, especially as a punishment

corporal punishment (noun)

the physical punishment of someone by hitting them

flog (verb)

to hit someone very hard with a stick or whip as a punishment

flogging (noun)

a punishment in which someone is hit many times with a stick or whip

hiding (noun)

spoken a punishment that consists of hitting someone many times

lash (verb)

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

licking (noun)

informal a punishment in which someone is hit very hard several times

paddle (noun)

American a short flat piece of wood with a handle, used in the past for hitting a child as a punishment

pillory (noun)

a wooden frame used in the past for publicly punishing people, with holes in it for someone’s head and hands

the rack (noun)

a piece of equipment used in the past for punishing people by stretching their arms and legs

smack (verb)

to hit someone with your flat hand or a flat object

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

spanking (noun)

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

the stocks (noun)

a wooden frame that people were locked into in the past as a punishment

stone (verb)

to throw stones at someone, especially as a punishment

take a belt to someone ()

to hit someone with a belt as a punishment, usually on their back or bottom

tar and feather someone ()

in the past, to cover someone with tar and feathers as a punishment

thrash (verb)

to hit someone hard several times, especially as a punishment

thrashing (noun)

an act of hitting someone hard several times, especially as a punishment

whipping (noun)

an occasion when someone is punished by being hit with a whip or a belt