History
History
Synonyms
UK
US
Meaning:
bat

a small animal like a mouse with large wings that flies at night and feeds on fruit and insects

a hit with a solid object

bats

mad; eccentric

a hit with a solid object

jazz

popular music first played by Black groups in the southern USA in the early 20th century, characterized by improvization and strong rhythms (called traditional jazz)

style of music

music

an art form of making pleasant combinations of sounds, especially using a specially designed instrument

sounds that are pleasant, harmonized

punch

a blow made with a closed hand; a tool used for cutting holes or pressing designs into leather etc

hit

sock

a woollen, cotton etc covering for the foot and ankle; a blow given with the fist

hit hard

thump

(a noise (as if) of) a heavy blow; to strike (a person, thing) heavily or hard

hit

thwack

whack

hit

wallop

a heavy blow or fall; to beat (a person) severely; hit (a person) hard

strong hit

BOP as in Wiktionary
BOP as in Wikipedia