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Noun pommel has 3 senses
- pommel - a handgrip that a gymnast uses when performing exercises on a pommel horse
--1 is a kind of handle, grip, handgrip, hold
--1 is a part of pommel horse, side horse
- pommel, saddlebow - handgrip formed by the raised front part of a saddle
--2 is a kind of handle, grip, handgrip, hold
--2 is a part of saddle
--2 has particulars: horn, saddle horn
- knob, pommel - an ornament in the shape of a ball on the hilt of a sword or dagger
--3 is a kind of decoration, ornament, ornamentation
--3 is a part of hilt
Verb pommel has 1 sense
- pummel, pommel, biff - strike, usually with the fist; "The pedestrians pummeled the demonstrators"
--1 is one way to hit
Sample sentence:
The fighter managed to pommel his opponent
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