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Meaning of THWACK

Pronunciation:  twak

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  a hard blow with a flat object
  2. [v]  deliver a hard blow to; "The teacher smacked the student who had misbehaved"
 
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 Synonyms: smack
 
 See Also: blow, hit

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. \Thwack\ (thw[a^]k), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Thwacked}; p.
    pr. & vb. n. {Thwacking}.] [Cf. OE. thakken to stroke, AS.
    [thorn]accian, E. whack.]
    1. To strike with something flat or heavy; to bang, or
       thrash: to thump. ``A distant thwacking sound.'' --W.
       Irving.
    2. To fill to overflow. [Obs.] --Stanyhurst.
    
  2. \Thwack\, n.
    A heavy blow with something flat or heavy; a thump.
          With many a stiff thwack, many a bang, Hard crab tree
          and old iron rang.                       --Hudibras.
    
 
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