1. (noun)pommel a handgrip that a gymnast uses when performing exercises on a pommel horse Synonyms: saddlebow, knob
2. (noun)pommel, saddlebow handgrip formed by the raised front part of a saddle Synonyms: saddlebow, pommel, knob
3. (verb)knob, pommel an ornament in the shape of a ball on the hilt of a sword or dagger Synonyms: saddlebow, boss, thickening, pommel, knob, node
4. (verb)pummel, pommel, biff strike, usually with the fist Synonyms: biff, pommel, pummel
Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'pommel'
English Synonyms and Antonyms
1. pommel Strike is the word for a single blow; to beat is to strike repeatedly, as a bird beats the air with its wings. Others of the above words describe the manner of beating, as bastinado, to Synonyms: beat, bastinado, chastise, overcome, spank, thrash, batter, conquer, pommel, strike, vanquish, belabor, cudgel, pound, surpass, whip, bruise, defeat, scourge, switch, worst, castigate, flog, smite Antonyms: fail, fall, get the worst of, go down, go under, surrender