verb
- to hit someone or something with a dull sound
- to hit one’s head against something
Usage: informal
Usage: informal
noun
- a dull sound made by hitting something
- a hit or blow
Usage: informal
Usage: informal
Examples
- She bonked him on the head with a rolled-up newspaper.
- I bonked my knee on the coffee table.
- The ball made a loud bonk when it hit the wall.
- He gave the stuck drawer a bonk with his fist.
- The child bonked the toy hammer against the table.
- There was a bonk as the book fell to the floor.