Box and Bastinado

Box

Box noun - A hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument.
Usage example: the vicious bully delivered a box to the child's ear
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Synonyms for Box

Bastinado and box are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Bastinado" instead a noun "Box".

Nearby Word: boxed

Bastinado

Bastinado noun - A heavy rigid stick used as a weapon or for punishment.
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Synonyms for Bastinado

Box and bastinado are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Box" instead a noun "Bastinado".
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Bastinado and Box. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 29, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/box/bastinado
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Bastinado or Box. 2016. Accessed July 29, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/box/bastinado.
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