I. verb
1.
Synonyms: strike 2, clout, ||devel, ding, ||nail, slog, ||slosh, smite, sock, whack
Related Word: buffet, pound, stroke
Idioms: give one a clip
2.
Synonyms: occur 2, strike
3.
Synonyms: happen 2, bump, chance, light, luck, meet, stumble, tumble
II. noun
1.
a stroke delivered with a part of the body or an instrument
gave the disobedient boy a hit on the head with her ruler
Synonyms: ||conk, knock, lick, rap, swat, swipe, wipe; compare blow 1, cuff
2.
Synonyms: smash 6, bang, bell ringer, succès fou, ten-strike, wow
3.
Synonyms: murder , blood, ||bump-off, foul play, homicide, killing, manslaughter