to disrupt order, sabotage, or stir up trouble on a serious or public scale

To cause trouble or be mischievous; to stir up trouble or disrupt others without reason.

to smash, sabotage, or willfully destroy something; to ruin

To play tricks or engage in hanky-panky; to cause mischief or sow discord, often in secret.

To tinker, fiddle with, or handle repeatedly; to repair or work on something as a hobby.

To fiddle with something; to move something back and forth; to tinker with or repair

to smash or mash something into pieces by pounding or hitting it with a heavy object

to advance directly toward and attack a target or enemy stronghold; (metaphorically) to target the main objective directly

(colloquial) to turn things over repeatedly; to move things around or turn things upside down

To drive straight into an enemy stronghold or capital; to attack the root of a problem or the primary target directly.

to move back and forth; to fiddle with or shift something

to kowtow repeatedly and rapidly like a pestle pounding garlic; usually describing an act of begging for mercy or showing extreme gratitude or respect

vibrator or vibrorammer used in construction to settle concrete or compact wet concrete

to resell goods for a profit

to make material firm by ramming or tamping; the process of doing so

to ram or compact material (such as earth or concrete) by tamping or rodding

To pound one's pillow and bed; describes being so restless, agitated, or resentful that one cannot fall asleep.

unlucky or meeting with failure; to fall from power or run into bad luck

(colloquial) to act perfunctorily or use stalling tactics to deceive others; to be muddled or cause a disturbance

to mash or beat something into a pulp

To remove the husks from rice using a mortar and pestle in preparation for eating.

to pound or wash raw silk in order to soften and whiten it

To pound or grind medicinal herbs using a mortar and pestle.

To pound garlic into a paste or pulp.

A person who deliberately causes trouble, disrupts others' work, or creates mischief

to wash clothes by beating them with a wooden mallet on a stone, typically at a riverbank

name of a musical composition or poem associated with the rhythmic pounding of laundry by women

To intentionally look for trouble or pick a fight, especially in a way that is annoying or tiresome to others

to pound the bed and beat the pillow; to toss and turn in bed because of extreme frustration, worry, or restlessness

to behave in a coarse and eccentric manner; to be abusive and play mischievous tricks

to beat and wash laundry in a courtyard during autumn, often used as a poetic theme for women missing their husbands far away

naughty; mischievous; to act up or cause trouble in a playful or unruly way

chopped hemp or hair mixed into lime or plaster to prevent cracking and increase the strength of walls and tools