Reverse Dictionary: STRIKE (hit)

NOUNS
1500 ► DUNCH an act of hitting, beating, or striking someone or something → Sc. & Eng. dial.
1603 ► ILLISION the act of striking against something → rare
1730 ► VERBERATION the act of beating or striking so as to cause pain or hurt; esp. flogging or scourging; also, a blow or stroke
1899 ► BLEMISH a motion as if to strike → Amer. dial.
1988 ► GLASGOW KISS → GLESGA KISS a head butt to your opponent’s face → Sc. sl.
1988 ► GLASGOW NOD → GLESGA NOD a head butt to your opponent’s face → Sc. sl.

NOUNS, PERSON
1483 ► BEATER a person who beats; one who strikes repeated blows, a striker; a punisher; one who beats a drum, etc.

VERBS
– ABEAT to beat, to strike …a1000 obs.
– ACOUP to strike, to shower blows …c1380 obs.
– ACOUPE to strike, to shower blows …c1380 obs.
– AFFRAP to strike down …1590 obs. rare
– BAFF to beat, to strike; in golf: to strike the ground with the sole of the club-head in making a stroke …1879 Sc.
– BAFFLE to strike, to beat …Bk1898 Eng. dial.
– BAM to browbeat, to bully; to beat, to strike …1889 Eng. dial.
– BAMBOOZLE to strike hard, to drive away …1884 Eng. dial.
– BAMMOCK to knock about, to beat down; to strike clumsily …Bk1898 Eng. dial.
– BANG to beat violently, to knock about; to thrash, to strike with the fist or with a whip, to handle roughly …1604
– BASH to hit, to beat, to strike, to crush, to smash …1790 Sc. & Eng. dial.
– BASKE to strike with a bruising blow …1642 obs.
– BASTE A PERSON’S BACON to strike or thrash him …B1900
– BAT to cudgel, to thrash, to beat, to hit, to strike …c1440
– BATON to strike with a baton or truncheon; formerly, to cudgel …c1580
– BATOON to beat or strike with a ‘batoon’; to thrash with a stick, to cudgel …1683 arch.
– BATTER to strike with repeated blows of an instrument or weapon; to beat continuously and violently so as to bruise and shatter …c1325
– BATTERFANG to strike with repeated blows of an instrument or weapon; to beat continuously and violently so as to bruise and shatter; to assail violently …1630 obs. exc. Eng. & Amer. dial.
– BEAN to hit or strike someone on the head …1910 sl., chiefly US
– BEDUNCH to strike against …1567 obs.
– BEEF to strike or knock someone down …1926 Amer. dial.
– BEFF to beat, to strike, to slap …1790 Sc.
– BEFT to strike, to give blows …c1505 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
– BELK to throw down or strike heavily; to thump …1844 Eng. dial.
– BENSIE to strike vigorously …Bk1911 Sc.
– BEPAT to pat frequently; to strike, to beat …1676
– BESWAK to dash, to strike …c1505 Sc. obs.
– BICKER to attack with repeated strokes, to pelt with stones; to strike repeatedly …1827 Sc.
– BIF;  BIFF to hit or strike …1888 sl.
– BILK to throw down or strike heavily; to thump …1844 Eng. dial.
– BING to knock or strike …Bk1898 Eng. dial.
– BINNER to strike so as to produce a humming or buzzing sound; also, to whirr, to buzz …Bk1898 Sc.
– BLAD to slap, to strike; to thrust violently …Bk1911 Sc. 
– BLEACH;  BLEECH to strike; to fall flat …Bk1911 Sc.
– BLENTER to strike with a strong, sharp blow …Bk1911 Sc.
– BLINTER to strike with a strong, sharp blow …19C Sc.
– BLOUSE to strike or hit someone …1966 Amer. dial.
– BLUDGEON to strike heavily, as with a bludgeon …1892
– BOFFLE to strike, to beat …Bk1898 Eng. dial.
– BOMMOCK to knock about, to beat down; to strike clumsily …Bk1898 Eng. dial.
– BOMMUX to knock about, to beat down; to strike clumsily …Bk1898 Eng. dial.
– BOOFF to strike with the hand, causing a hollow sound …Bk1911 Sc.
– BOUFF to strike, to buffet …Bk1911 Sc.
– BOWFF to strike with the hand as to cause to hollow sound …Bk1911 Sc.
– BOX to beat, to thrash; later, to strike with the fist, to cuff, to buffet; to strike with the hand …1519
– BRICK to strike or punch someone …Bk2006 US street sl.
– BUCKIE to strike or push roughly …1866 Sc.
​- BUFFALO to strike on the head with the barrel of a gun …1961 Amer. dial.
– BUS to hit, to strike …1889 Amer. dial.
– BUSS to hit, to strike …1872 Amer. dial.
– CROWN ON THE CONK to strike on the head …World War II Amer. sl.
– CLIP to hit smartly; to strike against in passing …1855 colloq.
– CLOBBER to strike someone; to hit; to thrash or beat up; to defeat; to reprimand or criticize severely …1944 sl.
– CLOCK to strike sharply or heavily; to strike with the fist; to punch in the face; to hit …1932 sl.
– CLUFF to strike with the palm of the hand, to cuff or slap …1825 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
– CLUNK to strike someone or something …Bk2006 US sl.
– COBNOBBLE to beat, to strike, to chastise, to correct; to knock on the head …Bk1826 Eng. dial.
​- DAB to strike with a light blow, as with the back of the hand …1730
– DANG to strike, to knock …1879 Sc. & Eng. dial.
– DAP to hit or strike lightly; to make a ball rebound on the ground, etc. …1790 Eng. dial.
– DAWL to dash, to beat, to strike …1886 Eng. dial.
– DEG to strike with a sharp-pointed weapon …1825 Sc.  
– DEVEL to strike, to beat, to fell with a blow; to maul; to fall heavily …1827 Sc. & Eng. dial.
– DIFT to hit, to strike …1927 Amer. dial.
– DING to strike, to knock, to beat; to drive, to force; to dash down with violence, to overthrow …1688 Sc. & Eng. dial.
– DINT to strike, to beat …ME obs.
– DIRD to strike with a sharp blow; to throw with violence; to dash …1871 Sc.
– DONG to hit, to strike, to punch; to force by reiterated noise, speech, or effort …1889
– DOUSE to strike, knock, punch …M16 now Eng. dial.
– DUMP to thump, to beat, to strike …1808-18 Sc.
– DUNCH to deliver a short, sharp blow to someone or something; to strike, to thump, to push; to knock against, to bump into; to give a person a nudge or poke with the elbow …a1250 Sc. & Eng. dial.
– DUNT to beat, strike, knock, thump …Bk1905 Eng. dial.
– DUST to strike or hit with violence …a1225
– EAT to strike face-first; also, to be struck by, as a bullet …1975 US sl.
– FAG to beat; to thrash; to strike …L17 sl. obs.
– FAN to beat, to strike, esp. repeatedly or soundly; to deliver a blow to, esp. with a club; to hit, to spank …1785 sl.
– FETCH to strike a blow against someone …1865 sl.
– FIRE ON to strike, to hit, to fight with …1972 Amer. dial.
– FIRE UP to strike, to hit, to fight with …1972 Amer. dial.
– FIST to strike …Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
– GAG to jerk; to strike with a sharp blow; also, to toss up the head …1587 obs.
– GLAZE to strike a glancing blow …1923 Amer. dial.
– HAMPER to strike, to beat …a1529 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
– HATTER to strike repeatedly with hard blows; to batter; to damage …1508 Sc. obs.
– JAB to strike smartly, to thrust …L19 sl.
– JERK to strike with, or as with a whip, switch, or wand; to scourge, to whip, to lash, to switch …1550 obs.
– JOD to strike, to knock …a1400 obs.
– KNUB to hit or strike with the fist or knuckles; to thump, to beat …1721 rare
– LAB to strike severely, to beat; to deliver a slashing blow …1825 Sc. & Eng. dial.
– LALLOP to beat, to chastise, to strike …1890 Eng. dial.
– LAM to beat soundly, to thrash, to flog; to hit hard, to strike …1746 Eng. dial.
– LAMB to beat or strike …L16 sl.
– LAMME to beat or strike …L16 sl.
– LARRUP to beat thoroughly, to strike, to thrash, to whip, to flog …1824 Eng. & Amer. dial.
– LAY to strike, to beat a person on the face, over the head, etc. …1530 obs.
– LAY IT TO ONE to strike hard; to insist …Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
– LEAN to beat up, to strike …1910s sl., orig. US
– LEAN ON to beat up, to strike; to physically assault …1911 sl., orig. US
– LICK to strike, to hit, to beat, esp. as a punishment; to thrash, to whip …1888 Amer. dial.
– LOP to strike with the fist …1939 Amer. dial.
– LUSH to strike …c1330 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
– MARK to aim a blow or missile at; to strike, to hit …a1300 obs.
– MASH to strike, hit, or beat someone …1884 Amer. dial.
– MASH UP strike, hit, or beat someone …1954 Amer. dial.
– MAWP to strike, to beat …Bk1905 Eng. dial.
– MELL to hammer; to strike with a ‘mell’ or with the fist; to beat severely; to pound; to bruise …1787 Sc. & Eng. dial.
– MELLER to strike, to hit, to beat …1862 Amer. dial.
​- MELLOW to beat, to hit, to strike. to pummel …1895 Amer. dial.
– MINT to aim a blow at or strike; to purpose, to intend, to aim …1660 Sc. & Eng. dial. 
– MUG to strike a person in the face; to fight; to beat up; to assault; to strangle …1818 sl., orig. boxing usage
– NAB to peck at, to strike; to punish …1822 Sc.
– NACK to strike with a missile …Bk1903 Eng. dial.
– NAG to strike smartly; to beat …1825 Sc.
– NAIL vb. to hit, esp., in boxing, to be successful in hitting someone; to strike smartly; to beat …1785 sl.
– NAPE to strike a person on the back of the neck …c1440 obs.
– NAUP to strike with a stick or other implement, generally on the head; to beat …1684 Eng. dial.
– NECK to strike on the neck, esp. so as to stun or kill; to behead …c1450 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
– NEVEL to punch, to pummel, to batter, to strike so as to cause swelling …1722 Sc. 
– NEVILL to beat or strike with the fists; to pound, buffet, or pummel …a1572 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
– NUT to butt with the head; to strike on the head …1937 UK sl.
– OFFEND to strike so as to hurt; to wound, to hurt; to give physical pain to; to harm, to injure …c1385 obs.
– PAIK to hit with something hard or solid, as the knuckles, a stick, or a stone; to beat, to pummel, to thrash; to strike; to punish  …c1639 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
– PAIL to strike continuously; to beat, to thrash …1740 Eng. dial.
– PAKE to beat, to strike; to punish …1807 Sc. & Eng. dial.
– PALL to beat; to strike, to knock down …a1375 obs. rare
– PALM to strike with the open hand; to punch …Bk1905 Eng. dial.
– PALMY to cane on the palm of the hand …1876 Sc.
– PALT to strike with repeated blows of missiles; to assail with missiles …1579 obs.
– PAME to strike with the open hand; to punch …Bk1905 Eng. dial.
– PANDY to strike on the palm of the hand as a punishment …1863
– PECK to beat, to strike; to punish …1807 Sc.
– PEEL to strike, to beat, to spank, to slap …1935 Amer. dial.
– PEX to beat, to strike; to punish …1807 Sc.
– PLAY RAP to strike smartly …1873 Eng. dial.
– PLAY YARK ON to strike, to beat …1838 Eng. dial.
– PLONK to hit or strike with a heavy thud …1874 colloq.
– PUG to poke; to punch; to strike …E19 Eng. dial. rare
– PUT THE HEAD ON to head-butt an opponent’s face …1985 Sc. sl.
– RAP to knock heavily; to strike …1715 Sc.
– RASEN to take off the skin of a person’s legs by striking or kicking them …B1900 Eng. dial.
– RATTLE to strike, to beat, to hit; to give a blow or knock …1856 Sc. & Eng. dial.
– REACH to strike, to give a blow …1809 Sc. & Eng. dial.
– REEKIM to strike with a smart blow; to box …Bk1904 Sc.
– SAP UP to strike with a blunt weapon …1926 US sl.
– SCAGE to throw stones, to pelt; to strike with a stick …1897 Eng. dial.
– SCAMP to graze, to strike slightly, to touch lightly in passing, to deliver a glancing blow to …1911 Amer. dial.
– SCLAFF to strike with the open hand, or with some flat surface; to slap; to throw down flat …1866 Sc.
– SCLAFFER to strike with the open hand or with anything having a flat surface; to throw down flat …Bk1904 Sc.
– SCOP to hit, to beat, to strike; to fell to the ground …1881 Eng. dial.
– SCRIM to strike; to beat vigorously …1889 Sc.
– SKELP to strike, to beat, to slap, to smack, in later use, spec. on the breech …a1400-50 chiefly Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
– SKLAFF to strike with the open hand or with anything having a flat surface; to throw down flat …Bk1904 Sc.
– SKLAFFER to strike with the open hand or with anything having a flat surface; to throw down flat …Bk1904 Sc.
– SKOP to hit, to beat, to strike; to fell to the ground …1881 Eng. dial.
– SKRIM to strike; to beat vigorously …1889 Sc.
– SKULL to strike someone; to attack someone …1997 Irish sl.
– SMACK DOWN to strike hard, esp. on the face …1880s African-American sl.
– SOCK to beat, to strike hard, to hit …1699 sl.
– STICK THE HEAD ON to head-butt an opponent’s face …1985 Sc. sl.
– STOUSH to punch or strike; to thrash or beat a person; to fight …1893 Aust. & NZ sl.
– TACK to strike with the open hand; to slap; to beat …Bk1905 Eng. dial.
– TAINT to touch, to strike, to hit …1525 obs.
– TAIRGE to reprimand, to scold loudly; to beat, to strike, to thrash …1825 Sc.
– TAKE to strike; to deliver a blow …1880 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
– TANK to strike; to knock; to beat with a switch or other light instrument …Bk1905 Eng. dial.
– TARGE to beat, to strike; to thrash …1833 Sc. & Eng. dial.
– TEEPLE to touch or strike lightly …B1900 Sc.
– THRUMPER to thump, to strike with the fist …1870 Eng. dial.
– THUD to beat, to strike; to beat hard and with a noise; to thump …1898 Sc.
– THUNGE to knock heavily; to thump, to bang; to strike a violent blow …1825 Eng. dial.
– TIP to tap; to strike smartly or lightly; to touch lightly …1850 Sc.
– TIT to strike or tap lightly; to pat, to tip …1589 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
– TO-DRIVE to strike violently …c1205 obs. rare
– TO-DUN to strike with resounding blows …a1240 obs.
– TONK to strike …colloq.
– TRANSFISTICATE to strike or smash with the fist …1600 humorous nonce word obs.
– TROLLOP to strike, to beat, to whip; to outdo in a contest …1842 Amer. dial.
– TUNK to strike …Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
– VAIL to strike or cast down …1590 rare
– VAPULATE to beat or strike …1603 rare
– VERBERATE to beat or strike so as to cause pain, esp. by way of punishment …1625 rare
– VUG to strike with the elbow …1825 Eng. dial.
– WALLOP to beat soundly; to strike hard; to hit …1825 colloq.
– WAP to strike, to knock upon; to strike through …a1300 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
– WARM IT TO ANYBODY OR ANYTHING to strike or work hard …Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
– WARM THE EARS to strike or box the ears …1889 Eng. dial.
– WARP IT TO SOMEONE to strike a blow at someone; to beat violently  …1876 Amer. dial.
– WHACK to beat or strike vigorously, as with a stick; to thrash …1721 colloq.
– WHAM to hit or strike …1920s sl. orig. US
– YANK to strike sharply with the end of a whip-lash; to flog; to thrash …1889 Eng. dial.
– YARK;  YERK to strike hard, esp. with a rod or whip; to beat, to thrash, to flog, to lash; to drive with a whip …c1520 obs. exc. Sc. & Eng. dial.
– YAW to hew; to strike with something sharp …a1529 Eng. dial.
– YIRK to strike hard, esp. with a switch or whip; to beat, to thrash; to stab …1781 Sc. & Eng. dial.
– ZONK to hit or strike …1950s sl.
– ZONK OUT to hit or strike …1950s sl.