backhander
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the action of hitting someone with the back of your hand
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an act of hitting someone gently on the head, or of accidentally hitting your head on something
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an occasion when someone or something uses their hand or an object to touch another person or thing with a lot of force
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the act of hitting someone, especially a child, on their bottom (=the part of the body they sit on) with the palm of your hand
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a movement in which you swing your arm and you hit or try to hit someone or something, using your hand or an object
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a quick hit on the side of someone’s head, especially as a punishment
to hit someone hard on the side of the head
a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence
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a mineral which is mined in a place where there is armed conflict, and sold to help pay for weapons
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