| Noun | 1. | pommel - a handgrip that a gymnast uses when performing exercises on a pommel horsehandgrip, handle, grip, hold - the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it; "he grabbed the hammer by the handle"; "it was an old briefcase but it still had a good grip" pommel horse, side horse - a horse with a cylindrical body covered with leather and two upright handles (pommels) near the center; held upright by two steel supports, one at each end | |
| 2. | pommel - handgrip formed by the raised front part of a saddlehandgrip, handle, grip, hold - the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it; "he grabbed the hammer by the handle"; "it was an old briefcase but it still had a good grip" saddle horn, horn - a high pommel of a Western saddle (usually metal covered with leather) saddle - a seat for the rider of a horse | |
| 3. | pommel - an ornament in the shape of a ball on the hilt of a sword or daggerhilt - the handle of a sword or dagger | |
| Verb | 1. | pommel - strike, usually with the fist; "The pedestrians pummeled the demonstrators"hit - deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument; "He hit her hard in the face" | |