To plant or deal (a blow); with dative of the person or upon. Obsolete.

transitive. To deliver (a blow, stroke, etc.), esp. with a weapon. Also figurative.

To bring (a stick, etc.) down upon; to inflict (blows). Also to lay it on (literal and figurative).

transitive. To deliver (a blow) to a person; to strike (a blow). Also: to strike or hit (a person) with the fist, elbow, etc.

transitive. To strike out; to aim or deliver (a blow); to cast, throw.

transitive. To deliver (a blow, stroke, etc.).

transitive. To inflict (blows); to ply (the lash) vigorously. Also to lay it on (in quot. figurative).

transitive. To deal or strike (a blow). Usually with to or indirect object. Also in figurative context. Now rare.

To deal, strike (a blow); to make (a stroke). Now chiefly colloquial. †to fetch a fetch: to try a stratagem.

To deal (blows). Obsolete. rare.

transferred and figurative. In various uses: To thrust (one's hand) forth; to lay (hands) on; to cast (one's head) down; to strike (a stroke). Obs…

transitive. Scottish. To strike (a person). Obsolete.

To give or deal (a blow). Now dialect.

transitive. To play (a trick) on someone. Later also more neutrally: to do someone (a good or bad turn). Typically with the victim of the trick…

transitive. To give a blow or slap to; †occasionally transferred with the blow as object. Also figurative.

To deliver (a blow). †Formerly const. dative. Also to send home (see home, adv. 4b).

intransitive. quasi-transitive with cognate object. To deliver (a kick, a thrust); also with out.

To deliver, ‘get in’ (a blow); to shed, ‘turn on’ (tears).

To inflict or deliver (a blow, etc.); to deal.

transitive. To succeed in delivering (a blow).