| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| VERB: | 1. To bring great harm or suffering to: afflict, agonize, anguish, curse, excruciate, plague, rack, scourge, strike, torment, torture. See ATTACK, HELP. 2. To deliver a powerful blow to suddenly and sharply: bash, catch, clout, hit, knock, pop1, slam, slog, slug3, smash, sock, strike, swat, thwack, whack, wham, whop. Informal : biff, bop, clip1, wallop. Slang : belt, conk, paste. Idioms: let someone have it, sock it to someone. See ATTACK, STRIKE.
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