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intj · name · noun · phrase · verb · 13 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /bɪf/
  • Australia: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɪf
  • CMU ARPABET: B IH1 F Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

intj

Meaning 1

The sound of a person being punched or hit.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

name

Meaning 2

Initialism of Busan International Film Festival.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

name

Meaning 3

Initialism of Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

A sudden, sharp blow or punch.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

A wipeout.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal

Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

phrase

Meaning 6

Acronym of brief, informative, friendly, firm, a conflict resolution approach to responding to hostility.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

7

verb

Meaning 7

To punch or hit.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal, transitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

8

verb

Meaning 8

To discard; to throw out; to throw away.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Atlantic-Canada, New-Zealand, slang, transitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

9

verb

Meaning 9

To wipe out; to faceplant; to fall.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal

Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

10

verb

Meaning 10

To mess up.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

11

verb

Meaning 11

To move quickly.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

12

noun

Meaning 12

(boxing) a blow with the fist

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • I gave him a clout on his nose

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: punch, clout, poke, lick, slug

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: blow

Narrower terms: counterpunch, parry, counter, haymaker, knockout punch, KO punch, Sunday punch, hook, jab, rabbit punch, sucker punch

13

verb

Meaning 13

strike, usually with the fist

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • The pedestrians pummeled the demonstrators

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: pummel, pommel

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: hit

History

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.