See welt in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
noun
A ridge or bump raised on the flesh, as by a lash or blow:
wale, weal2, wheal, whelk. See marksA sudden sharp, powerful stroke:
bang, blow2, clout, crack, hit, lick, pound, slug3, sock, swat, thwack, whack, wham, whop. (Informal) bash, biff, bop, clip1, wallop. (Slang) belt, conk, paste. See attack, strike
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