To hit somebody hard with the fist:
| PUNCH | 350 |
| SOCK | 270 |
| SLUG | 173 |
| STRIKE | 35 |
| BLOW | 31 |
| BUST | 31 |
| CLOBBER | 29 |
| KNOCK | 29 |
| WALLOP | 20 |
| NR | 18 |
| BELT | 17 |
| SMACK | 17 |
| CLOUT | 15 |
| JOLT | 14 |
| HIT | 11 |
| POKE | 11 |
| SMASH | 11 |
| POUND | 9 |
| COLD-COCK | 8 |
| JAB | 8 |
| GIVE HIM A BLOW | 7 |
| SLAM | 7 |
| BLAST | 6 |
| KNOCK HIM DOWN | 6 |
| RAP | 6 |
| SWAT | 6 |
| BANG | 5 |
| BOP | 5 |
| CONK | 5 |
| PASTE | 5 |
| KNOCK HIM OUT | 4 |
| KNOCK OUT | 4 |
| LET HIM HAVE IT | 4 |
| LICK | 4 |
| SOCK HIM ONE | 4 |
| BIFF | 3 |
| BOX | 3 |
| CLIP | 3 |
| GIVE HIM A HARD LICK | 3 |
| HAYMAKER | 3 |
| NAIL | 3 |
| BELTED HIM ONE | 2 |
| CLUB | 2 |
| CORK | 2 |
| CRACK | 2 |
| CROWN | 2 |
| FIST | 2 |
| FLOOR | 2 |
| GIVE HIM A GOOD PUNCH | 2 |
| GIVE HIM A PUNCH | 2 |
| GIVE HIM AN UPPERCUT | 2 |
| HARD BLOW | 2 |
| HIT HIM A HARD BLOW | 2 |
| KNOCK DOWN | 2 |
| KNOCKED HIM OUT | 2 |
| KNUCKLE | 2 |
| LAMBASTE | 2 |
| LAY ONE ON HIM | 2 |
| MAUL | 2 |
| STRUCK | 2 |
| WHACK | 2 |
| WHAM | 2 |
| AWFUL BLOW | 1 |
| BAM | 1 |
| BASH | 1 |
| BASTE | 1 |
| BATTER | 1 |
| BEAN | 1 |
| BEAT | 1 |
| BIG BLOW | 1 |
| BLACK EYE | 1 |
| BLACK HIS EYE | 1 |
| BLACK THEIR EYE | 1 |
| BLAPPING | 1 |
| BLOP | 1 |
| BLOUST | 1 |
| BLOWED | 1 |
| BOP HIM ONE | 1 |
| BRUISE | 1 |
| BURST | 1 |
| CAWKED HIM ONE | 1 |
| CHOP | 1 |
| CHUG | 1 |
| CLOPPER | 1 |
| CLUNK | 1 |
| COOL | 1 |
| DECK | 1 |
| DONNYBROOK | 1 |
| DRIVE | 1 |
| DUG INTO | 1 |
| FETCH HIM DOWN TO EARTH | 1 |
| FIST BLOW | 1 |
| FRACTURE | 1 |
| FRAM | 1 |
| GIVE A BLOW | 1 |
| GIVE A HARD BLOW | 1 |
| GIVE ‘EM A PUNCH | 1 |
| GIVE HIM A GOOD SOCK | 1 |
| GIVE HIM A HARD BLOW | 1 |
| GIVE HIM A HARD KNOCK | 1 |
| GIVE HIM A HARD PUNCH | 1 |
| GIVE HIM A HAYMAKER | 1 |
| GIVE HIM A JOLT | 1 |
| GIVE HIM A KNOCK | 1 |
| GIVE HIM A KNOCKOUT BLOW | 1 |
| GIVE HIM A KNUCKLE SANDWICH | 1 |
| GIVE HIM A LICK | 1 |
| GIVE THEM A JOLT | 1 |
| GOOD BLOW | 1 |
| GOOD CRACK | 1 |
| GOOD SMASH | 1 |
| HAMMERED | 1 |
| HANG ONE ON | 1 |
| HAUL OFF AND HIT HIM | 1 |
| HE FETCHED A PUNCH AT (NAME) | 1 |
| HE GOT A THUMP ON THE NOSE | 1 |
| HE LACED HIM A GOOD ONE | 1 |
| HIT HIM A HARD LICK | 1 |
| JOE DARTER | 1 |
| KNOCK A HELL OUT’N | 1 |
| KNOCK ‘EM OUT | 1 |
| KNOCK HELL OUT OF | 1 |
| KNOCK HIM | 1 |
| KNOCK ‘IM | 1 |
| KNOCK SOMEONE OUT | 1 |
| KNOCK THEIR HEAD OFF | 1 |
| KNOCK YOUR HEAD OFF | 1 |
| KNOCKED HIM FOR A LOOP | 1 |
| KNOCKOUT BLOW | 1 |
| LAID IT ON HIM | 1 |
| LAM | 1 |
| LAY HIM OUT | 1 |
| LAY IM OUT | 1 |
| PASTE HIM ONE | 1 |
| PELT | 1 |
| PILE-DRIVE | 1 |
| PLASTER | 1 |
| POKED HIM A GOOD ‘UN | 1 |
| POMMEL | 1 |
| POP | 1 |
| POP HIM ONE | 1 |
| POUNCED HIM ONE | 1 |
| POUND HIM WITH A FIST | 1 |
| PULVERIZE | 1 |
| PUMBLE | 1 |
| PUMMEL | 1 |
| PUNCH OUT | 1 |
| PUT HIM OUT FOR GOOD | 1 |
| RACK | 1 |
| REAL BLOW | 1 |
| REALLY GOING TO IT | 1 |
| REGULAR ROUNDHOUSE RIGHT | 1 |
| SLAMMED HIM ONE | 1 |
| SLUG HIM ONE | 1 |
| SMITE | 1 |
| SNOCK | 1 |
| SOAK | 1 |
| SOCKED IT TO ‘IM | 1 |
| SOLID BLOW | 1 |
| SOLID PUNCH | 1 |
| SQUARE | 1 |
| SUCKER PUNCH | 1 |
| SWAT HIM GOOD | 1 |
| THUMP | 1 |
| UNDERKNOCK | 1 |
| UP-END HIM | 1 |
| UPPERCUT | 1 |
| WHALE | 1 |
| WHOP | 1 |
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