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THWACK
thwack
(noun) a hard blow with a flat object
smack, thwack
(verb) deliver a hard blow to; “The teacher smacked the student who had misbehaved”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
thwack (plural thwacks)
The act of thwacking; a strike or blow, especially with a flat implement.
A heavy slapping sound.
Verb
thwack (third-person singular simple present thwacks, present participle thwacking, simple past and past participle thwacked)
To hit with a flat implement.
To beat.
To fill to overflow.
Source: Wiktionary
Thwack, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Thwacked; p. pr. & vb. n. Thwacking.] Etym: [Cf. OE. thakken to stroke, AS. , E. whack.]
1. To strike with something flat or heavy; to bang, or thrash: to thump. "A distant thwacking sound." W. Irving.
2. To fill to overflow. [Obs.] Stanyhurst.
Thwack, n.
Definition: A heavy blow with something flat or heavy; a thump. With many a stiff thwack, many a bang, Hard crab tree and old iron rang. Hudibras.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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