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thump
To move or cause to strike with a thump or thumps:
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  1. To move or cause to strike with a thump or thumps:
  2. To hit or fall in such a way as to produce a thump or thumps:
  3. To strike with a thump or thumps
thrash
To strike violently; batter:
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  1. To strike violently; batter:
  2. To swing or strike in a manner suggesting the action of a flail:
  3. To strike or flail.
strike
To aim a stroke or blow:
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  1. To aim a stroke or blow:
  2. To dismantle and pack up for departure:
  3. To engage in a strike against an employer.
bash
To strike with a heavy, crushing blow:
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  1. To strike with a heavy, crushing blow:
  2. To strike with a violent blow; smash (in)
  3. To attack or abuse, as with blows or with words
catch
To capture or seize, especially after a chase:
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  1. To capture or seize, especially after a chase:
  2. To hold up; delay:
  3. To reach just in time; get so as to be carried by:
clout
(Informal) To strike, as with the hand
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  1. (Informal) To strike, as with the hand
  2. (Informal) To hit (a ball) hard
  3. To hit, especially with the fist.
hit
To attack:
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  1. To attack:
  2. (Baseball) To execute (a base hit) successfully:
  3. To go to; visit
knock
To affect in a specified way by striking hard:
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  1. To affect in a specified way by striking hard:
  2. To produce by hitting or striking:
  3. To hit; strike
pop
(Baseball) To hit a short high fly ball, especially one that can be caught by an infielder:
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  1. (Baseball) To hit a short high fly ball, especially one that can be caught by an infielder:
  2. With or like a pop
  3. To cause to pop
slam
To hit something with force; crash:
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  1. To hit something with force; crash:
  2. To put, throw, or otherwise forcefully move so as to produce a loud noise:
  3. (Slang) To drink quickly (a beverage, especially an alcoholic one). Often used with back or down.
slog
To make (one's way) with great effort; plod
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  1. To make (one's way) with great effort; plod
  2. To walk or progress with a slow heavy pace; plod:
  3. To work diligently for long hours:
slug
To wait for or obtain a ride to work by standing at a roadside hoping to be picked up by a driver who needs another passenger to use the HOV lanes of a highway.
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  1. To wait for or obtain a ride to work by standing at a roadside hoping to be picked up by a driver who needs another passenger to use the HOV lanes of a highway.
  2. (Printing) To insert (a slug) between lines
  3. (Informal) To drink rapidly or in large gulps:
smash
To strike with a heavy blow or impact:
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  1. To strike with a heavy blow or impact:
  2. (Sports) To hit a ball, puck, or shuttlecock in a forceful overhand stroke.
  3. To break suddenly into pieces, as from a violent blow or collision:
smite
To affect sharply with great feeling:
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  1. To affect sharply with great feeling:
  2. To inspire strong and sudden love or devotion
  3. To afflict:
sock
To deliver a blow.
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  1. To deliver a blow.
  2. To hit or strike with force, esp. with the fist
  3. To hit or strike forcefully; punch.
strike
To come upon; arrive at
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  1. To come upon; arrive at
  2. To hook (a fish that has risen to the bait) by a pull on the line
  3. To remove or separate suddenly, as with a blow:
swat
To strike or try to strike something with a sharp blow:
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  1. To strike or try to strike something with a sharp blow:
  2. To hit with a quick, sharp blow
  3. To strike or hit with a sharp blow:
thwack
To strike with something flat; whack
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  1. To strike with something flat; whack
  2. To strike or hit with a flat object; whack.
whack
To strike (someone or something) with a sharp blow; slap.
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  1. To strike (someone or something) with a sharp blow; slap.
  2. To strike or slap with a sharp, resounding blow
  3. (Slang) To murder (a person), often, specif., for pay
wham
To collide or strike with great force.
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  1. To collide or strike with great force.
  2. To strike or crash into with resounding impact.
  3. To strike, explode, etc. loudly
whop
To defeat soundly; thrash.
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  1. To defeat soundly; thrash.
  2. To strike with a heavy blow.
  3. To hit, strike, beat, etc.
biff
To strike or punch.
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  1. To strike or punch.
  2. To strike; hit
bop
(Slang) To walk, esp. in an easy but strutting way
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  1. (Slang) To walk, esp. in an easy but strutting way
  2. To dance to this music, or indeed any sort of popular music with a strong beat.
  3. To hit or strike.
clip
To enunciate with clarity and precision:
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  1. To enunciate with clarity and precision:
  2. (Sports) To hit or kick (the ball) in a certain direction.
  3. (Informal) To hit or punch with a quick, sharp blow
belt
To equip, support, or attach with a belt:
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  1. To equip, support, or attach with a belt:
  2. (Slang) To strike forcefully; hit.
  3. To strike with a belt
conk
To straighten (tightly curled hair) usually by chemical means.
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  1. To straighten (tightly curled hair) usually by chemical means.
  2. To fall asleep, especially suddenly or heavily:
  3. To hit, especially on the head.
paste
To cover with pasted material
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  1. To cover with pasted material
  2. To cover with something by using paste:
  3. (Slang) To hit; punch
annihilate
To destroy completely:
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  1. To destroy completely:
  2. To conquer decisively; crush
  3. To consider or cause to be of no importance or without effect; nullify
crush
To be or become crushed:
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  1. To be or become crushed:
  2. To crumple or rumple:
  3. To break, pound, or grind (stone or ore, for example) into small fragments or powder.
drub
To beat as with a stick or club; cudgel; thrash
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  1. To beat as with a stick or club; cudgel; thrash
  2. To thrash with a stick.
  3. To defeat soundly in a fight, contest, etc.
overpower
To render imperceptible by means of greater strength, intensity etc.
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  1. To render imperceptible by means of greater strength, intensity etc.
  2. To dominate because of superior or excessive strength; overwhelm
  3. To excel or exceed in power; to cause to yield; to subdue.
overwhelm
To defeat completely and decisively:
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  1. To defeat completely and decisively:
  2. To present with an excessive amount:
  3. To turn over; upset:
smash
To strike with a heavy blow or impact:
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  1. To strike with a heavy blow or impact:
  2. To break suddenly into pieces, as from a violent blow or collision:
  3. To break or shatter into pieces with noise or violence
steamroller
To move or proceed with overwhelming or crushing force.
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  1. To move or proceed with overwhelming or crushing force.
  2. To move with overwhelming force, or use steamroller tactics
  3. To overwhelm or suppress ruthlessly; crush.
thrash
To move wildly or violently:
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  1. To move wildly or violently:
  2. To strike or beat, especially repeatedly with a flail or stick.
  3. To swing or strike in a manner suggesting the action of a flail:
trounce
To defeat decisively:
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  1. To defeat decisively:
  2. To criticize severely:
  3. To beat; thrash; flog
vanquish
To conquer or defeat in battle; force into submission
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  1. To conquer or defeat in battle; force into submission
  2. To overcome (a feeling, condition, etc.); suppress
  3. To overcome or subdue (an emotion, for example); suppress:
massacre
To kill indiscriminately and mercilessly and in large numbers
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  1. To kill indiscriminately and mercilessly and in large numbers
  2. To kill indiscriminately and wantonly; slaughter.
  3. (Informal) To botch; bungle:
clobber
To strike with great force
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  1. To strike with great force
  2. To beat or hit repeatedly; maul
  3. To strike violently and repeatedly; batter or maul.
cream
To add cream to.
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  1. To add cream to.
  2. To separate as cream
  3. To cook with cream or a cream sauce
shellac
(Informal, US) To inflict a heavy defeat; to drub; to batter. Used primarily in sports and political contexts.
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  1. (Informal, US) To inflict a heavy defeat; to drub; to batter. Used primarily in sports and political contexts.
  2. To apply shellac to; cover or varnish with shellac
  3. To coat or finish with shellac.
smear
To apply by spreading or daubing:
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  1. To apply by spreading or daubing:
  2. To spread or daub (a surface, for example) with a sticky, greasy, or dirty substance.
  3. To apply (a ) to, so as to leave a coating, mark, etc.
bang
(Informal) A sudden burst of action:
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  1. (Informal) A sudden burst of action:
  2. (--- Informal) A display of enthusiasm or vigor
  3. A fringe of hair cut short and straight across the forehead.
blow
The state of blossoming:
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  1. The state of blossoming:
  2. A mass of blossoms:
  3. A sudden hard stroke or hit, as with the fist or an object.
clout
A blow, with or as with the hand; rap
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  1. A blow, with or as with the hand; rap
  2. Any piece of cloth, esp. one for cleaning; rag
  3. A piece of cloth, especially a baby's diaper.
crack
A moment; an instant:
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  1. A moment; an instant:
  2. A partial split or break; a fissure.
  3. (Slang) Hard, pebblelike pieces of highly purified cocaine prepared for smoking: a highly potent and addictive form of cocaine
hit
A successful or popular venture:
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  1. A successful or popular venture:
  2. A blow, shot, etc. that strikes its mark
  3. (Baseball) A base hit.
lick
(Informal) A sharp blow
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  1. (Informal) A sharp blow
  2. (Slang) An attempt; a try:
  3. A small quantity; a bit:
pound
The part of a canal between two locks, and therefore at the same water level.
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  1. The part of a canal between two locks, and therefore at the same water level.
  2. The pound key on a telephone.
  3. The sound of a heavy blow; a thump.
slug
A line of cast type in a single strip of metal.
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  1. A line of cast type in a single strip of metal.
  2. A person, vehicle, etc. that moves sluggishly
  3. A line of type made in one piece or strip, as by a linotype machine
sock
A short stocking reaching a point between the ankle and the knee.
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  1. A short stocking reaching a point between the ankle and the knee.
  2. A blow
  3. A knitted covering for the foot and ankle, like a short stocking, sometimes extending to just below the knee
swat
A special unit of a law enforcement agency, trained to deal with violence, riots, terrorism, etc.
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  1. A special unit of a law enforcement agency, trained to deal with violence, riots, terrorism, etc.
  2. A quick, sharp blow, as with a bat or swatter
  3. A sharp blow or hit.
thwack
A blow with something flat
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  1. A blow with something flat
  2. A hard blow with a flat object; a whack.
welt
A ridge or bump on the skin caused by a lash or blow or sometimes by an allergic reaction.
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  1. A ridge or bump on the skin caused by a lash or blow or sometimes by an allergic reaction.
  2. A lash or blow producing such a mark.
  3. A strip of material, often folded over a cord, placed at the edge or seam of a garment, cushion, etc. to reinforce or trim it
whack
The sound of this
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  1. The sound of this
  2. The sound made by a sharp, swift blow.
  3. A sharp, swift blow.
wham
The sound of such a blow.
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  1. The sound of such a blow.
  2. A forceful, resounding blow.
  3. A heavy blow, impact, etc.
whop
A heavy blow; a sharp thud.
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  1. A heavy blow; a sharp thud.
  2. A sharp, resounding blow, stroke, thump, etc.
bash
(Slang) A gala event or party
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  1. (Slang) A gala event or party
  2. (Informal) A heavy, crushing blow.
  3. (Informal) A violent blow
biff
A blow or punch.
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  1. A blow or punch.
  2. A blow; strike; hit
bop
A post–World War II style of jazz characterized by rhythmic and harmonic complexity, improvised solo performances, and a brilliant style of execution.
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  1. A post–World War II style of jazz characterized by rhythmic and harmonic complexity, improvised solo performances, and a brilliant style of execution.
  2. A style of jazz, esp. in its development from about 1945 to 1955, characterized by complex rhythms, experimental harmonic structures, and instrumental virtuosity
  3. A blow; a punch.
clip
Any of various devices that clip or fasten things together, grip or hold something, etc.
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  1. Any of various devices that clip or fasten things together, grip or hold something, etc.
  2. (Informal) A quick sharp blow:
  3. A single occasion; a time:
belt
A region distinguished from others in some way
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  1. A region distinguished from others in some way
  2. A continuous band or chain for transferring motion or power or conveying materials from one wheel or shaft to another.
  3. A strip or band of leather or other material worn around the waist to hold clothing up, support tools, etc., or as an ornament or sign of rank
conk
A shelflike growth of fungus found on various trees, usually on the trunk
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  1. A shelflike growth of fungus found on various trees, usually on the trunk
  2. A blow, especially on the head.
  3. A hairstyle in which the hair is straightened, usually by chemical means.
paste
A foodstuff, pounded or ground until fine and made creamy, soft, etc.
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  1. A foodstuff, pounded or ground until fine and made creamy, soft, etc.
  2. A hard, brilliant glass containing oxide of lead, used in making artificial gems; strass
  3. (Slang) A blow, or punch, as with the fist
impact
A striking together; violent contact; collision
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  1. A striking together; violent contact; collision
  2. The effect or impression of one person or thing on another:
  3. The power of an event, idea, etc. to produce changes, move the feelings, etc.
punch
The hole, cut, etc. made with a punch
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  1. The hole, cut, etc. made with a punch
  2. A beverage of fruit juices and sometimes a soft drink or carbonated water, often spiced and mixed with a wine or liquor base.
  3. Impressive or effective force; impact.
punch
A beverage of fruit juices and sometimes a soft drink or carbonated water, often spiced and mixed with a wine or liquor base.
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  1. A beverage of fruit juices and sometimes a soft drink or carbonated water, often spiced and mixed with a wine or liquor base.
  2. A tool driven against a nail, bolt, etc. that is to be worked in, or against a pin that is to be worked out
  3. A tool for forcing a pin, bolt, or rivet in or out of a hole.
sting
The ability or power to sting or wound
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  1. The ability or power to sting or wound
  2. A keen stimulus or incitement; a goad or spur:
  3. (Slang) A confidence game, especially one implemented by undercover agents to apprehend criminals.
kick
Fun:
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  1. Fun:
  2. (Slang) Power; force:
  3. One's turn at kicking
lift
A layer as of leather placed inside a shoe to increase the wearer's height
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  1. A layer as of leather placed inside a shoe to increase the wearer's height
  2. A rise or an elevation in the level of the ground.
  3. A raised, high, or erect position, as of a part of the body:
thrill
(Medicine) A slight palpable vibration associated with a cardiac murmur and certain other cardiac or respiratory conditions.
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  1. (Medicine) A slight palpable vibration associated with a cardiac murmur and certain other cardiac or respiratory conditions.
  2. The quality of thrilling, or the ability to thrill
  3. (--- Med.) An abnormal tremor, as of the circulatory system, that can be felt by the hand on palpation
bang
(--- Informal) A display of enthusiasm or vigor
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  1. (--- Informal) A display of enthusiasm or vigor
  2. A fringe of hair cut short and straight across the forehead.
  3. (Slang) A sense of excitement; a thrill:
boot
In tax law, the extra money, unrelated or non-like-kind property, or assumption of liabilities included in an otherwise like-kind nontaxable exchange of property. The boot is subject to income tax.
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  1. In tax law, the extra money, unrelated or non-like-kind property, or assumption of liabilities included in an otherwise like-kind nontaxable exchange of property. The boot is subject to income tax.
  2. A protective covering, especially a sheath to enclose the base of a floor-mounted gear shift lever in a car or truck.
  3. A marine or navy recruit in basic training.
high
That gear of a motor vehicle, etc. producing the greatest speed and the lowest torque
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  1. That gear of a motor vehicle, etc. producing the greatest speed and the lowest torque
  2. A high degree, level, place, position, etc.
  3. The high gear configuration of a transmission.
kick
Fun:
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  1. Fun:
  2. (Slang) Temporary, often obsessive interest:
  3. Any of various moves in dance in which the leg is extended from the body.
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