See wham in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
noun
A sudden sharp, powerful stroke:
bang, blow2, clout, crack, hit, lick, pound, slug3, sock, swat, thwack, welt, whack, whop. (Informal) bash, biff, bop, clip1, wallop. (Slang) belt, conk, paste. See attack, strikeA forceful movement causing a loud noise:
bang, crash, slam, smash. See strike
verb
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, whop. (Informal) biff, bop, clip1, wallop. (Slang) belt, conk, paste. Idioms: let someone have it, sock it to someone. See attack, strike
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