Synonyms
- bang
- bash
- bat
- beat
- belt
- biff
- blow
- bop
- box
- buffet
- bust
- chop
- clap
- clip
- clout
- crack
- cuff
- dab
- douse [British]
- fillip
- hack
- hit
- hook
- knock
- larrup [dialect]
- lash
- lick
- pelt
- pick
- plump
- poke
- pound
- punch
- rap
- slam
- slap
- slug
- smack
- smash
- sock
- spank
- stinger
- stripe
- stroke
- swat
- swipe
- switch
- thud
- thump
- thwack
- wallop
- welt
- whack
- wham
- whop
- whap
Examples of haymaker in a Sentence
He was knocked down by a haymaker to his jaw.
dealt his opponent a haymaker that sent him reeling across the boxing ring
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Through the first weekend of May alone, Drake and Lamar exchanged haymakers at a relentless pace, dropping a collective eight dis tracks in total — all of which highlight their opposite backgrounds.
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Michael Saponara, Billboard, 16 Dec. 2024
Challengers is the best kind of froth: well acted, technically impressive, and unafraid to throw a few haymakers at the typical sports movie’s presentation of alpha masculinity.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 9 Dec. 2024
The Red Sox’s rotation, which wasn’t counted as one of the better ones in the preseason — well at least universally, since at least one analyst did like the group — roared out of the gates by throwing their haymakers more and their jabs less.
—Eno Sarris, The Athletic, 20 Aug. 2024
The Nets threw haymakers with the defending champions on Friday but feel short in overtime.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 10 Nov. 2024
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Michael Saponara, Billboard, 16 Dec. 2024
Challengers is the best kind of froth: well acted, technically impressive, and unafraid to throw a few haymakers at the typical sports movie’s presentation of alpha masculinity.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 9 Dec. 2024
The Red Sox’s rotation, which wasn’t counted as one of the better ones in the preseason — well at least universally, since at least one analyst did like the group — roared out of the gates by throwing their haymakers more and their jabs less.
—Eno Sarris, The Athletic, 20 Aug. 2024
The Nets threw haymakers with the defending champions on Friday but feel short in overtime.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 10 Nov. 2024
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“Haymaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/haymaker. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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