See clip in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
verb
To decrease, as in length or amount, by or as if by severing or excising:
chop1, crop, cut, cut back, cut down, lop1, lower2, pare, prune, shear, slash, trim, truncate. See increase- (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, bop, wallop. (Slang) belt, conk, paste. Idioms: let someone have it, sock it to someone. See attack, strike - (Informal)
To hit with a quick, sharp blow of the hand:
box2, buffet, bust, cuff, punch, slap, smack1, spank, swat, whack. (Informal) spat. See attack, strike - (Slang)
To exploit (another) by charging too much for something:
fleece, overcharge. (Slang) gouge, nick, rip off, scalp, skin, soak. Idioms: make someone pay through the nose, take someone for a ride , take someone to the cleaners . See honest
noun
- (Informal)
A sudden sharp, powerful stroke:
bang, blow2, clout, crack, hit, lick, pound, slug3, sock, swat, thwack, welt, whack, wham, whop. (Informal) bash, biff, bop, wallop. (Slang) belt, conk, paste. See attack, strike - (Informal)
A quick, sharp blow, especially with the hand:
box2, buffet, bust, chop1, cuff, punch, slap, smack1, smacker, spank, swat, whack. (Informal) spat. See attack, strike - (Informal)
Rate of motion or performance:
pace, speed, tempo, velocity. See fast
verb
To join one thing to another:
affix, attach, connect, couple, fasten, fix, moor, secure. See assemble- (Archaic)
To put one's arms around affectionately:
clasp, embrace, enfold, hold, hug, press, squeeze. (Slang) clinch. (Archaic) bosom, embosom. See touch
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