biffed

Punched with force

Biffed is the past tense of biff, meaning to hit or strike with force: He biffed the ball over the fence, She biffed him on the nose.

The word suggests a solid, satisfying impact rather than a glancing blow.

In informal use, to get biffed can mean to fall or crash: I biffed it on the ice.

fell

tumbled

Fell in disarray

crashed · wiped out · fell over · toppled · flopped · sprawled · face-planted · went down · stacked it · came a cropper

failed

botched

Poorly executed, spoiled

muffed · goofed · blundered · screwed up · mishandled · misjudged · flopped · bombed · choked · tanked

hit

smacked

Hit sharply

slugged · punched · struck · slammed · clobbered · belted · clocked · socked · bashed · pounded

Opposites
force of physical contact

biffedcaressed

Touched with tenderness

stroked · patted · petted · tickled · tapped

success/failure in attempt

biffednailed

Secured with fasteners

aced · succeeded · crushed it · killed it · nailed it

contact vs. miss

biffedmissed

Failed to reach

whiffed · failed · fumbled · botched · flubbed

Family

biff, biffing, biffs

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G