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  • 61bang — I. v. a. 1. Beat, thump, pound, strike, knock, maul, pommel, thrash, cudgel, thwack, handle roughly, deal roughly with. 2. Slam, shut with a bang. II. v. n. Ring, rattle, resound, re echo, clatter. III. n. 1. Clang, clangor, whang. 2. Blow, thump …

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  • 62bang — 1. noun 1) the door slammed with a bang Syn: thud, thump, bump, crack, crash, smack, boom, clang, clap, knock, tap, clunk; stamp, stomp, bam, kaboom, kapow, wham …

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  • 63clap — 1. verb 1) the audience clapped Syn: applaud, clap one s hands, give someone a round of applause, put one s hands together; informal give someone a big hand 2) he clapped Owen on the back Syn: slap, strike, hit, smack, thump; pat …

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  • 64crack — 1. noun 1) a crack in the glass Syn: split, break, chip, fracture, rupture; crazing 2) a crack between two rocks Syn: space, gap, crevice, fissure, cleft, breach …

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  • 65rap — 1. verb 1) she rapped his fingers with a ruler Syn: hit, strike; informal whack, thwack, bash, wallop; literary smite 2) I rapped on the door Syn: knock, tap, bang, hammer, pound 2. noun …

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  • 66slap — 1. verb 1) he slapped her hard Syn: hit, strike, smack, clout, cuff, thump, punch, spank; informal whack, thwack, wallop, bash, bop, slug, bust; archaic smite 2) he slapped down a $10 bill …

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  • 67bang — I n 1. explosion, boom, crash, report, shot, burst, discharge, salvo; clap, thunderclap, peal; whang, clangor, clang, clash; thump, plump, thud, Inf. whomp. 2. stroke, hit, smack, rap, knock, buffet, blow, cuff, box, Inf. wallop; slam, slap,… …

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  • 68bat — I n 1. stick, racket, mallet; club, shaft, staff, cudgel, bludgeon, truncheon, cane. 2.Informal. stroke, bang, hit, smack, rap, knock, buffet, blow, cuff, Inf. wallop, slam, swat, slap, whack, thwack, Inf. sock, Inf. whop, Inf. lick, Sl.… …

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  • 69beat — I v 1. batter, pound, lay on, pommel, pummel, Sl. paste, Archaic. belabor; thrash, flog, lash, switch, birch, scourge, flagellate, whip, horsewhip, curry, strap, thresh, flail, cowhide, spank, Brit. Dial. yerk, Inf. tan [s.o. s] hide, Inf. trim,… …

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  • 70bump — v 1. collide with, crash into, smash into, run into, Inf. plow into; butt, jar, jolt, jostle; strike, beat, rap, hit, bang, tap, smack, thwack, thump. 2.(all by force of collision) dislodge, displace, move, remove, shift; budge, nudge, shove,… …

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