| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| NOUN: | A sudden sharp, powerful stroke: bang, blow2, clout, crack, hit, pound, slug3, sock, swat, thwack, welt, whack, wham, whop. Informal : bash, biff, bop, clip1, wallop. Slang : belt, conk, paste. See ATTACK, STRIKE. | | VERB: | 1. Slang. To punish with blows or lashes: beat, flog, hide2, lash, thrash, whip. Informal : trim. Slang : lay into. See ATTACK, REWARD. 2. Slang. To win a victory over, as in battle or a competition: beat, best, conquer, defeat, master, overcome, prevail against or (over), rout, subdue, subjugate, surmount, triumph over, vanquish, worst. Informal : trim, whip. Slang : ace. Idioms: carry (or win) the day, get (or have) the best of, get (or have) the better of, go someone one better. See WIN.
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