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111swat — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t., informal, slap, clip, slug. See impulse. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. beat, knock, slap; see hit 1 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) I n. blow, hit, spank, smack, slap, whack, wallop, belt, slug. II v.… …
112Punishment — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Punishment >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 punishment punishment punition Sgm: N 1 chastisement chastisement chastening Sgm: N 1 correction correction castigation GRP: N 2 Sgm: N 2 discipline discipline …
113middle — mid|dle1 [ mıdl ] noun *** 1. ) the middle singular the part of something that is farthest from the sides, edges, or ends: CENTER: in the middle (of something): There was a cat sitting in the middle of the road. in the middle: The cake was still… …
114clap — 1. verb 1) the audience clapped Syn: applaud, clap one s hands, give someone a round of applause, put one s hands together; informal give someone a big hand 2) he clapped Owen on the back Syn: slap, strike, hit, smack, thump; pat …
115right — 1. adjective 1) it wouldn t be right to do that Syn: just, fair, proper, good, upright, righteous, virtuous, moral, ethical, honorable, honest; lawful, legal Ant: wrong …
116slap — 1. verb 1) he slapped her hard Syn: hit, strike, smack, clout, cuff, thump, punch, spank; informal whack, thwack, wallop, bash, bop, slug, bust; archaic smite 2) he slapped down a $10 bill …
117bat — I n 1. stick, racket, mallet; club, shaft, staff, cudgel, bludgeon, truncheon, cane. 2.Informal. stroke, bang, hit, smack, rap, knock, buffet, blow, cuff, Inf. wallop, slam, swat, slap, whack, thwack, Inf. sock, Inf. whop, Inf. lick, Sl.… …
118bump — v 1. collide with, crash into, smash into, run into, Inf. plow into; butt, jar, jolt, jostle; strike, beat, rap, hit, bang, tap, smack, thwack, thump. 2.(all by force of collision) dislodge, displace, move, remove, shift; budge, nudge, shove,… …
119lash — I n 1. whip, knout, scourge, flagellum, bull whip, cat o nine tails, cat, cowhide, rawhide, quirt, U.S. blacksnake. 2. blow, stroke, bang, hit, smack, rap; knock, buffet, cuff, Inf. wallop, slam, swat, slap, whack, thwack, Inf. bat, Inf. sock,… …
120pelt — I v 1. attack, assail, stone, lapidate; riddle, shower, bombard, pepper, Brit. Sl. prang; strafe, shell, torpedo, cannonade, Mil. barrage, fusillade, blitz; batter, beat, beat up, Archaic. belabor; pound, Inf. wallop, lay on, pommel, pummel,… …
