golpear
verbo transitivo
1 (dar un golpe a) to hit; (dar golpes a) [+persona, alfombra] to beat; (para llamar la atención) [+mesa, puerta, pared] to bang on
la golpearon en la cabeza con una pistola (una vez) they hit her on the head with a gun; (varias veces) they beat her about the head with a gun; el maestro golpeó el pupitre con la mano the teacher banged (on) the desk with his hand