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(noun) the act of hitting vigorously; "he gave the table a whack" |
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Synonyms: belt, rap, whack, whang |
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Related Words: blow |
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(verb) deliver a sharp blow or push :"He knocked the glass clear across the room." |
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Synonyms: strike hard |
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Related Words: strike |
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(verb) rap with the knuckles; "knock on the door" |
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Related Words: knap, rap |
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(noun) negative criticism |
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Synonyms: roast |
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Related Words: criticism, critique |
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(noun) a bad experience; "the school of hard knocks" |
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Related Words: bad luck, misfortune |
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(noun) the sound of knocking (as on a door or in an engine or bearing) |
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Synonyms: knocking |
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Related Words: sound |
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(noun) a vigorous blow; "the sudden knock floored him"; "he took a bash right in his face"; "he got a bang on the head" |
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Synonyms: bang, bash, belt, smash |
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Related Words: blow, bump |
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(verb) knock against with force or violence; "My car bumped into the tree" |
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Synonyms: bump |
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Related Words: collide with, hit, impinge on, run into, strike |
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(verb) of car engines, when firing too early |
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Synonyms: ping |
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Related Words: go, sound |
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(verb) make light, repeated taps on a surface |
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Synonyms: pink, rap, tap |
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Related Words: go, sound |
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