percuss

To strike or tap firmly, as in medical percussion.

To strike against so as to shake or give a shock to; strike.

Specifically, in medicine: To tap or strike for diagnostic purposes. See percussion, 4 .

To tap or strike for therapeutie purposes. See percussion, 4 .

To strike smartly; to strike upon or against.

To strike or tap in an examination by percussion. See percussion, 3.

To strike; to hit; to knock; to deliver a blow to.

To impact.

To attempt to divine the location or other quality of something by tapping on (an overlying surface).

To attempt to divine the location or other quality of (something) by tapping on an overlying surface.