( v. t. )
To touch or hit with some force, either with the hand or with an instrument; to smite; to give a blow to, either with the hand or with any instrument or missile.
( v. t. )
To touch or hit with some force, either with the hand or with an instrument; to smite; to give a blow to, either with the hand or with any instrument or missile.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary. Пересмотренный полный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012