Synonyms and antonyms of To hit a person in British Thesaurus

hit (verb)

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

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 (verb)

to hit someone violently several 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 time

thrash (verb)

to hit someone hard several times, especially as a punishment

knock around ()

to hit someone a lot

bash (verb)

informal to hit someone or something hard and violently

bash (verb)

informal to cause serious injury or major damage by hitting someone or 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 nearly die

belabour (verb)

literary to hit someone a lot of times

belt (verb)

informal to hit someone or something very hard

biff (verb)

Britishinformal to hit someone in a rough way with your fist (=closed hand)

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

clip someone round the ear/earhole ()

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

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 on their head or nose

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

cudgel (verb)

to hit someone hard and usually several times with a cudgel

cuff (verb)

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

duff up ()

to hurt someone by hitting or kicking them many times

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 a going-over (informal)

informal to hit someone a lot

give someone/something a belt ()

to hit someone or something hard

head-butt (verb)

to hit someone with your head

hit (verb)

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

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 long whip used for controlling horses

knee (verb)

to hurt someone by hitting them with your knee

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

lay about ()

to attack someone by hitting them

lick (verb)

informal to hit someone

nut (verb)

Britishinformal to hit someone with your head

pack a punch ()

to be able to hit someone hard with your fist

pistol-whip (verb)

to hit someone several times with a pistol

pummel (verb)

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

punch (verb)

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

punch/put 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

sjambok (verb)

South African to hit someone with a sjambok

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.

slog (verb)

informal to hit someone or something very hard, especially in sport

slug (verb)

informal to hit someone or something very hard with your fist

smack (verb)

Britishinformal to hit someone with your fist

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

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

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