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41bang — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. clap, crash (See loudness). v. slam, pound, batter; smash, damage. See impulse, destruction. adv. See instantaneity. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A loud report] Syn. crash, blast, roar, detonation; see… …
42bash — 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 …
43belt — 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,… …
44blow — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. knock, stroke, hit; disappointment; blast, wind, breeze, gale. See impulse, surprise. v. brag; gasp, pant, puff; sound; storm, breeze, whiff, waft; slang, miss, squander. See failure, waste. II (Roget …
45bump — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. collide, knock, strike, hit. See impulse. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A jarring collision] Syn. knock, bang, bounce, jounce, jar, box, smash, pat, crack, jolt, crash, sideswipe, collision, blow, punch, hit …
46clip — 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… …
47clout — 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… …
48crack — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. pop, rend, explode, bang; crackle; break, split, burst, cleave, fracture, crush; informal, fail, bust, break down. n. snap, break, fracture; crevice, crackle, craze, chink, flaw, cleft, rift, rent …
49paste — 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,… …
50slug — 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,… …
