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(n)
A series of smacks; the act by which somebody is smacked.
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A distinct flavor, especially if slight.
A sudden percussive noise.
(adj)
Produced or carried out hastily; haphazard; careless.
(v)
To hit, slap or strike.
A stroke; a blow.
An abrupt rapping sound, as from an impact of a hard object against wood.
The pulsation of the heart.
(transitive, ergative) To shut with sudden force so as to produce a shock and noise.
(heading, physical) To strike.
An act of making a light hit or strike against something.
(countable) A hit or strike with one's fist.
(slang) Excellent, brilliant, very exciting, top, great.
To (gently) tap the flat of one's hand on a person or thing.
(transitive) To strike or hit with the foot or other extremity of the leg.
A light blow or jolting collision.
A quick breaking or cracking sound or the action of producing such a sound.
(intransitive) To fly or glide downwards suddenly; to plunge (in the air) or nosedive.
(uncountable) A form of physical punishment in which a beating is applied to the buttocks.
(intransitive) To form cracks.
The act by which something is poked.
(intransitive) To produce an air current.
(military) A general action, fight, or encounter, in which all the divisions of an army are or may be engaged; a combat, an engagement.
An advance or movement made from one foot to the other; a pace.
A violent onset or attack with physical means, for example blows, weapons, etc.
An act of hitting; a blow, a hit.
The end of a shirt sleeve that covers the wrist.
An exercise session; a period of physical exercise.
(transitive) To be insensitive, insolent, or rude to (somebody); to affront or demean (someone).
Flexible material in a roll with a sticky surface on one or both sides; adhesive tape.
The act of imposing, laying on, affixing, enjoining, inflicting, obtruding, and the like.
(transitive) To refuse; to offer sudden or harsh resistance; to turn down or shut out.
(informal) Influence or effectiveness, especially political.
A conical peg or pin used to close and open the hole or vent in a container.
Magnificent and impressive because of appearance, size, stateliness or dignity.
(ambitransitive) To pay out (money).
A coup d'état.
(transitive, sometimes with out or through) To delete or cross out; to scratch or eliminate.
(electricity) A pronged connecting device which fits into a mating socket, especially an electrical one.
A general type.
A grouping based on shared characteristics; a class.
Impurities formed and separated out when a metal is smelted from ore; vitrified cinders.
The act of typing on a keyboard.
(uncountable, geology) A hard earthen substance that can form rocks; especially, such substance when regarded as a building material.
(intransitive) To run quickly or for a short distance.
(transitive, computing) To insert a piece of media (e.g. text, picture, audio, video) previously copied or cut from somewhere else.
A strap, cord or rope with which to restrain an animal, often a dog.
(chiefly US, law enforcement) A SWAT team.
The sound of such a blow; a thud.
To grip tightly.
Senses relating to a three-dimensional object or space.
(transitive) To beat, smack or slap a person's buttocks, with the bare hand or other object, as punishment, or for sexual gratification.
A heavy blow, punch.
(informal) A large party; a gala event.
(clothing) A knitted or woven covering for the foot.
A unit of mass equal to 16 avoirdupois ounces (= 453.592 g). Today this value is the most common meaning of "pound" as a unit of weight.
(sports) An encouraging pat on one's back.
A sudden, sharp blow, knock, or slap; a rap, a whack.
(slang, neologism, cosmetics) The practice of smothering one's face with vaseline in order to moisturize it.
(idiomatic, figurative, by extension) A display of disrespect or scorn.
(figuratively) Something unexpectedly said or done which causes shock or offense; an insult, rebuke, or rebuff.
Any of many gastropod mollusks, having no (or only a rudimentary) shell.
An instance of slapping down, especially a humiliation or rejection.
The act of striking the palms of the hands, or any two surfaces, together.
Food laid out in this way, to which diners serve themselves.
(slang, law) A judicial ruling or opinion that is harsh or humiliating towards a particular party, attorney, or lower court opinion.
(idiomatic) Of the best quality.
One who is right-handed.
A slashing action or motion:
Clouds or rain(s) (or snow, etc) driven by the wind.
(sumo) A slap (strike with an open hand)
The result of launching a projectile or bullet.
(slang) A large number or amount of something.
An act of hitting hard, especially with a flat implement or a stick; a whack; also, a powerful stroke involved in such hitting; a blow, a strike.
A blow struck with the hand.
A beating or slapping.
(informal) A sudden, sharp blow or punch.
An object placed against or under another, to support it; anything that supports.
The act of something being slammed.
A petty fight resulting in no long-term injury.
The amount that can be held in a closed fist.
A blow with a hammer.
A cut of meat, often containing a section of a rib.
The thong or braided cord of a whip, with which the blow is given.
(by extension) Something that excites or stimulates.
A violent gust of wind (in windy weather) or apparent wind (around a moving vehicle).
(boxing) A hard punch struck to the torso.
A series of hits or blows directed at a person or object.
The sharp, atonal sound of a liquid or soft solid hitting a solid surface.
(countable) A beating.