pummel
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verb (pummels, pummeling, pummeled; British pummels, pummelling, pummelled) with object
strike repeatedly with the fists:
＝ pommel; 〔～を何度も〕拳で殴る
e.g. Bob did not fight back for the fifteen minutes that the half-dozen men pummeled him.
North American informal criticize adversely:
e.g. he has been pummeled by the reviewers.
ORIGIN
mid 16th century: variant of pommel.