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Opposite of to strike or hit heavily, and sometimes repeatedly
Opposite of to strike, especially repeatedly with hard blows
Opposite of to strike with a sharp, often slanting, blow
Opposite of to strike or hit repeatedly
Opposite of to hit or strike someone or something
Opposite of to strike, especially with force
“Jobe was terrible at shooting games because he would completely miss most of his targets.”
Opposite of to strike physically or violently
“Aaron moves first, throwing a flurry of punches that I easily defend.”
Opposite of to physically attack
Opposite of to cause a sound to carry and have an echo effect
Opposite of to physically punish, especially by beating
Opposite of to beat or throb in a rhythmic manner
“Halfway into the file, the metronome would stop, and they would go at the same frequency on their own.”
Opposite of to move clumsily or ploddingly
Opposite of to direct something with great force
“He would guide his daughter gently and carefully into place as she slept.”
Opposite of to push or force (someone or something) violently and suddenly into a particular physical position or state
“I felt the force pull me backward and throw me off balance, and I came down hard on my left hip and elbow.”
Opposite of a blow with the fist
Opposite of a hard or repeated hit or strike
Opposite of a hard strike or hit
“The master was able to knock each of these men to the ground with a touch of his finger.”
Opposite of a loud, deep resounding noise
Opposite of a strike with a part of the body or an instrument
“To avoid conflict, give them a wave with your hand and walk away.”
Opposite of an instance of striking or being struck
“That was a fortunate miss for him, having evaded the oncoming vehicle by a matter of inches.”
Opposite of an act of pushing someone or something in order to move them away from oneself
“She gave him a tug to indicate that she wanted his attention, but he refused to draw his eyes away from the game unfolding on the television.”
Opposite of a short, straight punch
“He executed a perfect parry on his opponent's uppercut, and then was able to go on the offensive.”
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