thwack
verb
[ θwak ]
• strike forcefully with a sharp blow.
• "she thwacked the back of their knees with a cane"
Similar:
hit,
strike,
beat,
batter,
pound,
attack,
assault,
knock,
rap,
smack,
slap,
pummel,
thump,
punch,
cudgel,
thrash,
bang,
drub,
welt,
cuff,
crack,
buffet,
box someone's ears,
bash,
clobber,
clout,
clip,
wallop,
whack,
belt,
tan,
biff,
bop,
lay into,
pitch into,
lace into,
let someone have it,
sock,
lam,
whomp,
stick one on,
slosh,
boff,
bust,
slug,
light into,
whale,
dong,
quilt,
smite,
swinge,
thwack
noun
• a sharp blow.
• "he hit it with a hefty thwack"
Similar:
blow,
hit,
punch,
thump,
smack,
slap,
bang,
welt,
cuff,
box,
crack,
bash,
clobber,
clout,
clip,
wallop,
whack,
belt,
tan,
biff,
bop,
sock,
lam,
whomp,
slosh,
boff,
bust,
slug,
whale,
dong,
buffet,
Origin:
late Middle English: imitative.
