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Word of the day
for July 8
thwack v
  1. (transitive)
    1. To hit (someone or something) hard, especially with a flat implement or a stick; to thrash, to whack.
    2. (also figuratively) To drive or force (someone or something) by, or as if by, beating or hitting; to knock.
    3. To pack (people or things) closely together; to cram.
    4. (figuratively) To decisively defeat (someone) in a contest; to beat, to thrash.
    5. (obsolete) To crowd or pack (a place or thing) with people, objects, etc.
  2. (intransitive)
    1. To fall down hard with a thump.
    2. (obsolete) To be crammed or filled full.
    3. (obsolete, rare) Of people: to crowd or pack a place.

thwack n

  1. 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.
  2. A dull or heavy slapping sound.

thwack interj

  1. Used to represent the dull or heavy sound of someone or something being hit or slapped.
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