| Main Entry: | spank |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | slap, usually on bottom |
Synonyms: |
belt, blip, box, buffet, cane, chastise, clobber, clout, cuff, flax, flog, hide, larrup, lash, lather, leather, lick, paddle, punch, punish, put over one's knee, smack, sock, tan one's hide, tan*, thrash, trim, wallop, welt, whip, whup |
| Main Entry: | spanking |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | fresh |
Synonyms: |
brisk, dashing, exceptional, new, remarkable, swift, vigorous |
| Main Entry: | beat |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | injure by striking |
Synonyms: |
bang, bash, bat, batter, belt, box, break, bruise, buffet, cane, castigate, clout, club, collide, crush, cudgel, drub, flagellate, flail, flog, hammer, hit, knock, lambaste*, lash, lick*, maltreat, mash, maul, pelt, pound, pummel, punch, punish, ram, rap, slap, slug, smack, spank, strike, swat, thrash, thresh, thump, thwack, trounce, wallop, whale, whip |
Antonyms: |
aid, assist, guard, help, protect |
| Main Entry: | buffet |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | hit repeatedly |
Synonyms: |
bang, batter, beat, blow, box, bump, clobber, cuff, flail, jolt, knock, pound, pummel, push, rap, shove, slap, smack, spank, strike, thrash, thump, wallop |
| Main Entry: | chastise |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | scold, discipline |
Synonyms: |
baste, beat, berate, castigate, censure, chasten, chew out, climb all over, correct, ferule, flog, lash, lay into, lean on, pummel, punish, ream, scourge, skelp, slap down, spank, thrash, upbraid, whip |
| Notes: | chasten means to correct by punishment, to take to task - to restrain or subdue; chastise means to punish, as by beating or to criticize severely |
Antonyms: |
cheer, comfort, compliment, encourage, forgive, inspirit, promote |
| Main Entry: | cuff |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | beat with hands |
Synonyms: |
bat, belt, biff, box, buffet, clap, clobber, clout, hit, knock, pummel, punch, slap, smack, spank, thump, whack |
| Main Entry: | drub |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | thrash |
Synonyms: |
beat, cane, clobber, defeat, flog, hit, lash, pound, spank, strike, tan, trounce, wallop, whip |
| Main Entry: | enterprising |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | resourceful, energetic |
Synonyms: |
active, advancing, adventurous, aggressive, alert, ambitious, aspiring, audacious, bold, busy, coming on strong, craving, daring, dashing, diligent, driving, eager, enthusiastic, go-ahead, go-go, gumptious, hard ball, hardworking, hungry, hustling, industrious, intrepid, itching, keen, lively, lusting, peppy, progressive, pushing, ready, self-starting, snappy, spanking, spark plug, spirited, stirring, take-over, up-and-coming, venturesome, vigorous, yearning, zealous, zippy |
Antonyms: |
inactive, passive, unadventurous, unambitious, unenthused, unimaginative, unresourceful |
| Main Entry: | flagellate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | whip, lash |
Synonyms: |
beat, beat the living daylights out of, belt, flay, flog, hit, lash, spank, tan someone's hide, tan*, thrash |
| Main Entry: | flog |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | whip, lash |
Synonyms: |
beat, belt, cane, castigate, chastise, ferule, flagellate, flax, flay, give the cat o'nine tails, hide, hit, larrup, lather, leather, paddle, scourge, spank, strike, stripe, tan one's hide, thrash, trounce, wax, whack, whale, whomp, whop |