bonking
present participle ofbonk
bonk
verb
uk/bɒŋk/us/bɑːŋk/bonkverb(HIT)
[T]informalhumorous
tohitsomeone or something, not very hard:
He bonked me on theheadwith hisnewspaper.
Hitting and beating
- at-risk
- bangsomeoneup
- basher
- bashing
- battered
- brain
- bunch
- butt
- head-butt
- hell
- kick
- knock
- knocksomeone'sblock offidiom
- mess
- swing
- tansomeone'shideidiom
- tar
- wallop
- whop
- whup
bonkverb(HAVE SEX)
[IorT]UKhumorousslang
to havesexwith someone:
"I never bonked him," sheclaimed.
bonkverb(IN SPORTS)
[I]sportsinformalspecialized
toreachapointwhere you have noenergyleftandfeelyou cannotcontinuephysicalexercise,especiallywhenridingabicycleorrunning:
Helostsignificanttimetokeyrivalsin amountainstage, when he didn'teatenough and bonked on thefinalclimb.
- Fat andproteinslowdigestion, so anycarbsyou get frombeefjerkywon'thelpyourmuscles'tilyou've already bonked.
- Emma has to befedenergygelswhen she bonks aftercheckpointone.
Effort and expending energy
- assiduity
- assiduous
- assiduously
- assiduousness
- be running on emptyidiom
- burn
- elbow grease
- fight
- hamster wheel
- hard at itidiom
- heavy lifting
- heroically
- kill
- push
- putsomethingin/putsomethingintosomething
- rearguard action
- set/putyourmind tosomethingidiom
- shot
- slog
- slugger
Examplesofbonking
bonking
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
Our prurient attitude is demonstrated by the amount ofbonkingthat we see on television: it is far more frequent than the weather forecasts.
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I entirely agree with those who say that they are bored by the endless scenes ofbonkingwhich are simulated on television.
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Bonkingan enemy will typically knock it backward and slightly into the air.
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