- thwack
- I. transitive verb Etymology: imitative Date: circa 1530 to strike with or as if with something flat or heavy ; whack II. noun Date: 1587 a heavy blow ; whack; also the sound of or as if of such a blow
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thwack´er — thwack «thwak», verb, noun. –v.t. to strike vigorously with a stick or something flat; whack: »Take all my cushions down and thwack them soundly (Thomas Middleton). –n. a sharp blow with a stick or something flat; whack: »The man…with his open… … Useful english dictionary
Thwack — Thwack, n. A heavy blow with something flat or heavy; a thump. [1913 Webster] With many a stiff thwack, many a bang, Hard crab tree and old iron rang. Hudibras. [1913 Webster] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Thwack — (thw[a^]k), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Thwacked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Thwacking}.] [Cf. OE. thakken to stroke, AS. [thorn]accian, E. whack.] 1. To strike with something flat or heavy; to bang, or thrash: to thump. A distant thwacking sound. W. Irving.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
thwack — [θwæk] n [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: From the sound] a short loud sound like something hitting a hard surface >thwack v [T] … Dictionary of contemporary English
thwack — (v.) to hit hard with a stick, 1520s, of echoic origin. Related: Thwacked; thwacking. The noun is recorded from 1580s … Etymology dictionary
thwack — ► VERB ▪ strike forcefully with a sharp blow. ► NOUN ▪ a sharp blow. ORIGIN imitative … English terms dictionary
thwack — [thwak] vt. [prob. echoic] to strike with something flat; whack n. a blow with something flat … English World dictionary
thwack — thwack1 [ θwæk ] noun singular a short loud sound like something flat hitting a surface hard thwack thwack 2 [ θwæk ] verb transitive INFORMAL to hit someone or something with a thwack … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
thwack — [[t]θwæ̱k[/t]] thwacks N COUNT; SOUND A thwack is a sound made when two solid objects hit each other hard. I listened to the thwack of the metal balls... Then the woodcutter let his axe fly Thwack! Everyone heard it … English dictionary
thwack — be·thwack; thwack·er; thwack; … English syllables
thwack — I UK [θwæk] / US noun [singular] a short loud sound like something flat hitting a surface hard II UK [θwæk] / US verb [transitive] Word forms thwack : present tense I/you/we/they thwack he/she/it thwacks present participle thwacking past tense… … English dictionary
