thwack

thwack
Synonyms and related words:
bang, bash, bat, beating, belt, biff, blow, bonk, bop, bump, burst, bust, chop, clap, clash, clip, clobber, clout, clump, coldcock, crack, crash, crump, cut, dash, deal, deal a blow, deck, dig, dint, drub, drubbing, drumming, fetch, fetch a blow, flap, flop, fusillade, hit, hit a clip, jab, knock, knock cold, knock down, knock out, let have it, lick, paste, pelt, plunk, poke, pound, punch, rap, report, slam, slap, slat, slog, slug, smack, smash, smite, snap, soak, sock, splat, strike, strike at, stroke, swap, swat, swing, swipe, tap, tattoo, thump, wallop, welt, whack, wham, whap, whomp, whop, yerk

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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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