| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| NOUN: | 1. Slang. A sudden sharp, powerful stroke: bang, blow2, clout, crack, hit, lick, pound, slug3, sock, swat, thwack, welt, whack, wham, whop. Informal : bash, biff, bop, clip1, wallop. Slang : belt, paste. See ATTACK, STRIKE. 2. Slang. The uppermost part of the body: head, noddle, pate, poll. Slang : bean, block, dome, noggin, noodle, nut. See BODY. | | VERB: | Slang. 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, wham, whop. Informal : biff, bop, clip1, wallop. Slang : belt, paste. Idioms: let someone have it, sock it to someone. See ATTACK, STRIKE. | | PHRASAL VERB: | conk out Slang. To suddenly lose all health or strength: break (down), cave in, collapse, crack, drop, give out, succumb. Informal : crack up. Idioms: give way. See HEALTH. conk out Slang. To cease functioning properly: break down, fail, give out. See THRIVE.
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