Cosh (Verb)
Meaning
Hit with a cosh, usually on the head.
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
Examples
- The police were called to the scene after a bystander reported a man had been coshed in a street altercation.
- He had been coshed on the back of the head and didn't regain consciousness until hours later.
- The thief waited in the alley until he had the opportunity to cosh his unsuspecting victim.
- It was discovered that the victim had been coshed before the fire was set, leading police to suspect murder.
- Detectives were searching for the suspect who had coshed the shopkeeper during a robbery gone wrong.