thwack

thwack
v
1. hit, strike, smite, Inf. whack, smack, slap, Australian. ding; cuff, buffet, knock, punch, box, Scot. dunt, Inf. slug, Inf. wallop, Inf. crown, Sl. conk, Dial. hit [s.o.] upside the head, Sl. bash, Sl. plug, Sl. belt; beat, batter, pound, lay on, pommel, pummel, pelt, Sl. paste, Sl. lay into, Sl. let [s.o.] have it, Archaic. belabor; spank, Brit. Dial. yerk, Inf. tan [s.o.'s] hide, Inf. trim, Inf. thump, Inf. lace, Inf. lambaste, Inf. whale, Sl. whomp; rap, fillip, cane.
n
2. hit, strike, Inf. whack, smack, slap, Inf. clout; blow, Archaic. dint, stroke, bastinado, punch, box, knockout, Inf. wallop, Inf. whomp, Inf. thump, Sl. conk, Sl. bash, U.S. Sl. biff, Sl. bop; rap, tap, fillip, cuff, buffet, box on the ear.

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  • thwack´er — thwack «thwak», verb, noun. –v.t. to strike vigorously with a stick or something flat; whack: »Take all my cushions down and thwack them soundly (Thomas Middleton). –n. a sharp blow with a stick or something flat; whack: »The man…with his open… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Thwack — Thwack, n. A heavy blow with something flat or heavy; a thump. [1913 Webster] With many a stiff thwack, many a bang, Hard crab tree and old iron rang. Hudibras. [1913 Webster] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Thwack — (thw[a^]k), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Thwacked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Thwacking}.] [Cf. OE. thakken to stroke, AS. [thorn]accian, E. whack.] 1. To strike with something flat or heavy; to bang, or thrash: to thump. A distant thwacking sound. W. Irving.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • thwack — [θwæk] n [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: From the sound] a short loud sound like something hitting a hard surface >thwack v [T] …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • thwack — (v.) to hit hard with a stick, 1520s, of echoic origin. Related: Thwacked; thwacking. The noun is recorded from 1580s …   Etymology dictionary

  • thwack — ► VERB ▪ strike forcefully with a sharp blow. ► NOUN ▪ a sharp blow. ORIGIN imitative …   English terms dictionary

  • thwack — [thwak] vt. [prob. echoic] to strike with something flat; whack n. a blow with something flat …   English World dictionary

  • thwack — thwack1 [ θwæk ] noun singular a short loud sound like something flat hitting a surface hard thwack thwack 2 [ θwæk ] verb transitive INFORMAL to hit someone or something with a thwack …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • thwack — [[t]θwæ̱k[/t]] thwacks N COUNT; SOUND A thwack is a sound made when two solid objects hit each other hard. I listened to the thwack of the metal balls... Then the woodcutter let his axe fly Thwack! Everyone heard it …   English dictionary

  • thwack — be·thwack; thwack·er; thwack; …   English syllables

  • thwack — I UK [θwæk] / US noun [singular] a short loud sound like something flat hitting a surface hard II UK [θwæk] / US verb [transitive] Word forms thwack : present tense I/you/we/they thwack he/she/it thwacks present participle thwacking past tense… …   English dictionary

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