(powerful blow)
101catch — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. take, seize; overtake; land, net, hook; surprise, detect; snare, trap; capture, arrest, apprehend, nab (inf.); snatch. See restraint, deception, difficulty, hindrance. II (Roget s IV) n. 1.… …
102slam — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. shut, close; swat, pound, batter, bash, slug. n. impact, closing, crash, clang; buffet. See impulse. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To throw with a slam] Syn. thump, fling, hurl; see throw 1 . 2. [To shut… …
103slog — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. plod, trudge (see slowness). II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. toil, labor, perform; see work 1 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. plod, toil, laboriously make one s way, labor, grind, trudge, drag, pursue… …
104smite — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. strike, hit, cuff, pummel; affect, captivate, enamor, entrance; afflict. See impulse, feeling. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. strike, beat, belabor; see hit 1 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. strike,… …
105balance — bal|ance1 W2S2 [ˈbæləns] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(steady)¦ 2¦(equal amounts)¦ 3 on balance 4¦(surprise somebody)¦ 5¦(bank)¦ 6¦(money owed)¦ 7¦(remaining)¦ 8 be/hang in the balance 9 tip/swing the balance 10¦(for weighing)¦ …
106electric shock — sudden and powerful blow or shake caused by an electrical current …
107pile-driver — /ˈpaɪl draɪvə/ (say puyl druyvuh) noun 1. a machine for driving down piles (pile2), usually a tall framework in which a heavy weight of iron is raised between guides to a height, as by steam, and then allowed to fall upon the head of the pile. 2 …
108haymaker — [hā′māk΄ər] n. 1. a person who cuts hay and spreads it out to dry ☆ 2. Slang a powerful blow with the fist, intended to cause a knockout …
109dird — I. ˈdird noun ( s) Etymology: probably short for dirdum Scotland : a powerful blow or stroke II. verb Scotland …
110dirl — I. ˈdirl verb ( ed/ ing/ s) Etymology: probably alteration of thirl transitive verb Scotland : to pierce with pain or emotion intransitive verb …
