noun

the act of hitting someone hard a number of times in a fight or as a punishment

noun

an old-fashioned form of corporal punishment in which someone is hit hard with a thin stick

noun

a stick used for punishing children in schools

noun

a punishment given to children in schools in which they are hit with a cane

verb

to punish a child in school by hitting them with a stick

verb

to punish someone by hitting them

noun

the physical punishment of someone by hitting them

verb

to hit someone very hard with a stick or whip as a punishment

noun

a punishment in which someone is hit many times with a stick or whip

noun

a punishment that consists of hitting someone many times

verb

to hit a person or animal with a whip or thin stick, especially as a punishment

noun

a punishment in which someone is hit very hard several times

noun

a short flat piece of wood with a handle, used in the past for hitting a child as a punishment

noun

a wooden frame used in the past for publicly punishing people, with holes in it for someone’s head and hands

noun

a piece of equipment used in the past for punishing people by stretching their arms and legs

verb

to hit someone with your flat hand or a flat object

verb

to hit someone, especially a child, on their bottom (=the part of the body they sit on) with the palm of your hand

noun

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

noun

a wooden frame that people were locked into in the past as a punishment

verb

to throw stones at someone, especially as a punishment

verb

to hit someone hard several times, especially as a punishment

noun

an act of hitting someone hard several times, especially as a punishment

noun

an occasion when someone is punished by being hit with a whip or a belt

to hit someone on the side of the head, as a punishment

to hit the side of someone’s head quickly, especially as a punishment

to hit someone with a belt as a punishment, usually on their back or bottom

in the past, to cover someone with tar and feathers as a punishment