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  • 41slug — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. hit, swat, belt; bash, smash, whale. See impulse. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. goldbrick, laggard, idler; see loafer 1 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) I n. Sl. drink, swig, *hit, *shot. II v. hit, whack,… …

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  • 42swat — 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.… …

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  • 43thwack — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. whack, thump, hit; see blow 1 . v. Syn. whack, thrash, thump; see hit 1 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) I verb To deliver a powerful blow to suddenly and sharply: bash, catch, clout, hit, knock, pop1, slam, slog, slug3, smash,… …

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  • 44whack — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. stroke, thump, wham; see blow 1 . • in one whack, Syn. suddenly, with one stroke, instantaneously; see quickly 1 , soon 1 . • out of whack*, Syn. out of order, not working, out of kilter, spoiled; see ruined 1 , 2 . • take… …

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  • 45wham — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. hit, knock, whack; see blow 1 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) I noun 1. A sudden sharp, powerful stroke: bang, blow2, clout, crack, hit, lick, pound, slug3, sock, swat, thwack, welt, whack, whop. Informal: bash, biff, bop,… …

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  • 46biff — (Roget s Thesaurus II) I verb Informal. To deliver a powerful blow to suddenly and sharply: bash, catch, clout, hit, knock, pop1, slam, slog, slug3, smash, smite, sock, strike, swat, thwack, whack, wham, whop. Informal: bop, clip1, wallop. Slang …

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  • 47bop — (Roget s Thesaurus II) I verb Informal. To deliver a powerful blow to suddenly and sharply: bash, catch, clout, hit, knock, pop1, slam, slog, slug3, smash, smite, sock, strike, swat, thwack, whack, wham, whop. Informal: biff, clip1, wallop. Slang …

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  • 48conk — (Roget s Thesaurus II) I noun 1. Slang. The uppermost part of the body: head, noddle, pate, poll. Slang: bean, block, dome, noggin, noodle, nut. See BODY. 2. Slang. A sudden sharp, powerful stroke: bang, blow2, clout, crack, hit, lick, pound,… …

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  • 49whop — (Roget s Thesaurus II) I verb To deliver a powerful blow to suddenly and sharply: bash, catch, clout, hit, knock, pop1, slam, slog, slug3, smash, smite, sock, strike, swat, thwack, whack, wham. Informal: biff, bop, clip1, wallop. Slang: belt,… …

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  • 50catch — 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.… …

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