Strike+violently

  • 11bang — I [[t]bæŋ[/t]] n. 1) a loud, sudden, explosive noise, as the discharge of a gun 2) a resounding stroke or blow: a nasty bang on the head[/ex] 3) inf a sudden movement or show of energy 4) inf Informal. thrill; excitement: to get a big bang out of …

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  • 12beat — beatable, adj. /beet/, v., beat, beaten or beat, beating, n., adj. v.t. 1. to strike violently or forcefully and repeatedly. 2. to dash against: rain beating the trees. 3. to flutter, flap, or rotate in or against: beating the air with its wings …

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  • 13Dash — (d[a^]sh), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dashed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dashing}.] [Of. Scand. origin; cf. Dan daske to beat, strike, Sw. & Icel. daska, Dan. & Sw. dask blow.] 1. To throw with violence or haste; to cause to strike violently or hastily; often… …

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  • 14Dashed — Dash Dash (d[a^]sh), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dashed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dashing}.] [Of. Scand. origin; cf. Dan daske to beat, strike, Sw. & Icel. daska, Dan. & Sw. dask blow.] 1. To throw with violence or haste; to cause to strike violently or… …

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  • 15Dashing — Dash Dash (d[a^]sh), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dashed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dashing}.] [Of. Scand. origin; cf. Dan daske to beat, strike, Sw. & Icel. daska, Dan. & Sw. dask blow.] 1. To throw with violence or haste; to cause to strike violently or… …

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  • 16dash — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. shatter, smash; frustrate, dishearten; hurl, cast; dart. See destruction, dejection, haste, propulsion. n. élan, spirit; spurt, soupçon, trace. See activity, velocity, littleness, energy, ostentation …

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  • 17bash — {{11}}bash (n.) a heavy blow, 1805, from BASH (Cf. bash) (v.). Meaning an attempt is attested by 1948. On a bash on a drunken spree is slang from 1901, which gave the word its sense of party. {{12}}bash (v.) to strike violently, 1640s, perhaps of …

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  • 18dash — dash1 [dash] vt. [ME dashen, to strike, rush < Scand, as in Swed daska, Dan daske, slap; prob. of echoic orig.] 1. to throw so as to break; smash 2. to strike with violence 3. to throw, knock, or thrust: with away, down, against, etc. 4. to… …

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  • 19smash — 1. noun a) The sound of a violent impact, to strike violently. I could hear the screech of the brakes, then the horrible smash of cars colliding. b) A traffic accident. The driver and two passengers were badly injured in the smash. Syn: crash,… …

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  • 20Cannon — Can non, v. i. 1. To discharge cannon. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 2. To collide or strike violently, esp. so as to glance off or rebound; to strike and rebound. He heard the right hand goal post crack as a pony cannoned into it crack, splinter, and… …

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