what does pommel mean?
POMMEL as NOUN
- Meaning
- an ornament in the shape of a ball on the hilt of a sword or dagger
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- Meaning
- handgrip formed by the raised front part of a saddle
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Hypernyms(s) pommel is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- a handgrip that a gymnast uses when performing exercises on a pommel horse
Hypernyms(s) pommel is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
POMMEL as VERB
- Meaning
- strike, usually with the fist
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- The pedestrians pummeled the demonstrators
Hypernyms(s) pommel is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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