Pick
Pick noun - A hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument.
Usage example: in the days when corporal punishment was permissible, it was not uncommon for an inattentive student to get a sharp pick in the head with a blackboard pointer
Pummeling and pick are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Pummeling" instead a noun "Pick".
Pummeling
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Pummeling and Pick. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/pick/pummeling
Pick & Pummeling. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/pick/pummeling>.
Pummeling or Pick. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/pick/pummeling.
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