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(noun) a long and hard-hit fly ball |
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Related Words: fly, fly ball |
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(verb) use explosives on; "The enemy has been shelling us all day" |
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Synonyms: shell, strafe |
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Related Words: bomb, bombard, crump |
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(verb) make a strident sound; "She tended to blast when speaking into a microphone" |
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Synonyms: blare |
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Related Words: make noise, noise, resound |
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(noun) an explosion (as of dynamite) |
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Related Words: bomb blast, detonation, explosion |
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(noun) a strong current of air; "the tree was bent almost double by the gust" |
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Synonyms: blow, gust |
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Related Words: bluster, puff, puff of air, sandblast, whiff, wind |
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(verb) hit hard; "He smashed a 3-run homer" |
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Synonyms: boom, nail, smash |
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Related Words: hit |
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(noun) intense adverse criticism; "Clinton directed his fire at Jesse Helms" |
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Synonyms: attack, fire, flak |
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Related Words: criticism, unfavorable judgment |
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(noun) a sudden very loud noise |
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Synonyms: bang, blowup, clap, eruption, loud noise |
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Related Words: noise, water hammer |
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