| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| NOUN: | 1. A sudden sharp, powerful stroke: bang, blow2, crack, hit, lick, pound, slug3, sock, swat, thwack, welt, whack, wham, whop. Informal : bash, biff, bop, clip1, wallop. Slang : belt, conk, paste. See ATTACK, STRIKE. 2. Informal. The power to produce an effect by indirect means: influence, leverage, sway, weight. Slang : pull. See AFFECT. 3. Informal. Effective means of influencing, compelling, or punishing: force, power, weight. Informal : muscle. See OVER, STRONG. | | VERB: | To deliver a powerful blow to suddenly and sharply: bash, catch, hit, knock, pop1, slam, slog, slug3, smash, smite, 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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