| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| NOUN: | 1. A sudden sharp, powerful stroke: bang, blow2, clout, crack, hit, lick, pound, slug3, sock, swat, thwack, welt, wham, whop. Informal : bash, biff, bop, clip1, wallop. Slang : belt, conk, paste. See ATTACK, STRIKE. 2. A quick, sharp blow, especially with the hand: box2, buffet, bust, chop1, cuff, punch, slap, smack1, smacker, spank, swat. Informal : clip1, spat. See ATTACK, STRIKE. 3. Informal. A brief trial: crack, go, stab, try. Informal : fling, shot, whirl. See TRY. | | VERB: | 1. To strike, set down, or close in such a way as to make a loud noise: bang, clap, crash, slam. See SOUNDS. 2. To deliver a powerful blow to suddenly and sharply: bash, catch, clout, hit, knock, pop1, slam, slog, slug3, smash, smite, sock, strike, swat, thwack, wham, whop. Informal : biff, bop, clip1, wallop. Slang : belt, conk, paste. Idioms: let someone have it, sock it to someone. See ATTACK, STRIKE. 3. To hit with a quick, sharp blow of the hand: box2, buffet, bust, cuff, punch, slap, smack1, spank, swat. Informal : clip1, spat. See ATTACK, STRIKE.
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