| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| NOUN: | 1. Informal. 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. Slang : belt, conk, paste. See ATTACK, STRIKE. 2. Informal. A stimulating or intoxicating effect: Informal : punch, sting. Slang : kick. See DRUGS. 3. Informal. A strong, pleasant feeling of excitement or stimulation: lift, thrill. Slang : bang, boot1, high, kick. See EXCITE. 4. Informal. The capacity to create a powerful effect: impact. Informal : punch. See AFFECT. | | VERB: | 1. Informal. 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. Slang : belt, conk, paste. Idioms: let someone have it, sock it to someone. See ATTACK, STRIKE. 2. Informal. To render totally ineffective by decisive defeat: annihilate, crush, drub, overpower, overwhelm, smash, steamroller, thrash, trounce, vanquish. Informal : massacre. Slang : clobber, cream, shellac, smear. See WIN.
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