sock it to someone
31put a sock in it — informal used for telling someone in a rude way to be quiet …
32blow someone's socks off — see sock …
33hit — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n., informal, success, smash; favorite; popularity. v. strike, club, batter; touch, contact, reach, find; knock, smite; slang, bump off. See arrival, impulse, killing. II (Roget s IV) I modif. Syn. shot …
34clip — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. cut, snip, scissor, trim, shorten; prune, mow; dock; slang, gyp, fleece. See shortness, deception. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. snip, crop, trim, cut off; see cut 1 , decrease 2 . III (Roget s 3… …
35clout — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. belt, swat, whack; slang, influence, pull, impact. See impulse. II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. 1. blow rap, hit, whack, clip, *sock. 2. influence power, weight, *pull. III (Roget s Thesaurus II) I… …
36paste — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. cement, bond, binder, glue, adhesive, mucilage; rhinestones, glass; gaudery, trinkery, frippery. See coherence, connection, ornament. v. t. paste up, cement, stick, glue; slang, lambaste, clout,… …
37wallop — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. thrash, beat, strike, punch, hit, clout. See impulse. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. thump, thrash, strike; see beat 2 , hit 1 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. beat, thrash, pound, pummel, punch, slug,… …
38slam — 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… …
39bash — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. strike, batter, beat. n., informal, wingding, shindig, brawl. See attack, amusement. II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) I n. Sl. celebration, *wing ding, spree. see party II v. smash, whack, hit, strike …
40belt — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. girdle, band; stripe; zone; circuit. v. t. bind, encircle; gird; whip. See circularity, circumscription, impulse. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A long flexible strip] Syn. sash, cummerbund, obi, cincture,… …
