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POMMEL

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Irregular inflected forms: pommelled    , pommelling   

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

An ornament in the shape of a ball on the hilt of a sword or dagger

Synonyms:

knob; pommel

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("pommel" is a kind of...):

decoration; ornament; ornamentation (something used to beautify)

Holonyms ("pommel" is a part of...):

hilt (the handle of a sword or dagger)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Handgrip formed by the raised front part of a saddle

Synonyms:

pommel; saddlebow

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("pommel" is a kind of...):

grip; handgrip; handle; hold (the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "pommel"):

horn; saddle horn (a high pommel of a Western saddle (usually metal covered with leather))

Holonyms ("pommel" is a part of...):

saddle (a seat for the rider of a horse or other animal)

Sense 3

Meaning:

A handgrip that a gymnast uses when performing exercises on a pommel horse

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("pommel" is a kind of...):

grip; handgrip; handle; hold (the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it)

Holonyms ("pommel" is a part of...):

pommel horse; side horse (a gymnastic horse with a cylindrical body covered with leather and two upright handles (pommels) near the center; held upright by two steel supports, one at each end)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Strike, usually with the fist

Example:

The pedestrians pummeled the demonstrators

Synonyms:

biff; pommel; pummel

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "pommel" is one way to...):

hit (deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s somebody

Sentence example:

The fighter managed to pommel his opponent

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