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THWACK

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A hard blow with a flat object

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("thwack" is a kind of...):

blow (a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon)

Derivation:

thwack (deliver a hard blow to)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Deliver a hard blow to

Example:

The teacher smacked the student who had misbehaved

Synonyms:

smack; thwack

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "thwack" is one way to...):

hit (deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

Sentence example:

The fighter managed to thwack his opponent

Derivation:

thwack (a hard blow with a flat object)

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