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Thwack

Thwack Meaning & Definition
Thwack Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Thwack?

[n] a hard blow with a flat object
[v] deliver a hard blow to; "The teacher smacked the student who had misbehaved"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Thwack: smack

Related Terms | Find terms related to Thwack:

See Also | blow | hit

Thwack In Webster's Dictionary

\Thwack\ (thw[a^]k), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Thwacked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Thwacking}.] [Cf. OE. thakken to stroke, AS. [thorn]accian, E. whack.] 1. To strike with something flat or heavy; to bang, or thrash: to thump. ``A distant thwacking sound.'' --W. Irving. 2. To fill to overflow. [Obs.] --Stanyhurst.
\Thwack\, n. A heavy blow with something flat or heavy; a thump. With many a stiff thwack, many a bang, Hard crab tree and old iron rang. --Hudibras.

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