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thwack
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θwæk
/
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thwak
]
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verb (used with object)
1.
to strike or
beat
vigorously with something flat; whack.
noun
2.
a sharp blow with something flat.
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to run away hurriedly; flee.
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Origin:
1520–30;
imitative
Related forms
thwack·er,
noun
out·thwack,
verb (used with object)
un·thwacked,
adjective
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thwack
(θwæk)
—
vb
1.
to beat, hit, or flog, esp with something flat
—
n
2.
a. a blow with something flat
b. the sound made by it
—
interj
3.
an exclamation imitative of this sound
[C16: of imitative origin]
'thwacker
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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thwack
"to hit hard with a stick," 1530, of echoic origin. The noun is recorded from 1587.
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