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thump: a heavy blow with the hand; a heavy dull sound (as made by impact of heavy objects); hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument; "the salesman pounded the door knocker"; "a bible-thumping Southern Baptist"

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clunk collapse

orate collapse: talk pompously

sledgehammer collapse: beat with a sledgehammer

thud collapse: strike with a dull sound; "Bullets were thudding against the wall"; make a dull sound; "the knocker thudded against the front door"

clop collapse: make or move along with a sound as of a horse's hooves striking the ground

pistol whip collapse

flagellate collapse: a usually nonphotosynthetic free-living protozoan with whiplike appendages; some are pathogens of humans and other animals; having or resembling a lash or whip (as does a flagellum); whip; "The religious fanatics flagellated themselves"

larrup collapse

hold forth collapse: talk at length and formally about a topic; "The speaker dissertated about the social politics in 18th century England"

perorate collapse: deliver an oration in grandiloquent style; conclude a speech with a formal recapitulation

thresh collapse

fustigate collapse

horsewhip collapse: a whip for controlling horses; whip with a whip intended for horses

pulsate collapse: expand and contract rhythmically; beat rhythmically; "The baby's heart was pulsating again after the surgeon massaged it"; move with or as if with a regular alternating motion; "the city pulsated with music and excitement"

flump collapse: fall heavily

pummel collapse: strike, usually with the fist; "The pedestrians pummeled the demonstrators"

flog collapse: beat severely with a whip or rod; "The teacher often flogged the students"; "The children were severely trounced"

click collapse: depression of a button on a computer mouse; "a click on the right button for example"; become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions; "It dawned on him that she had betrayed him"; "she was penetrated with sorrow"; produce a click; "Xhosa speakers click"; make a clicking or ticking sound; "The clock ticked away"

declaim collapse: speak against in an impassioned manner; "he declaimed against the wasteful ways of modern society"; recite in elocution

demagogue collapse: an orator who appeals to the passions and prejudices of his audience

pommel collapse: handgrip formed by the raised front part of a saddle; a handgrip that a gymnast uses when performing exercises on a pommel horse

swat collapse: a sharp blow; hit swiftly with a violent blow; "Swat flies"

spiel collapse: plausible glib talk (especially useful to a salesperson); speak at great length (about something)

wham collapse

cudgel collapse: a club that is used as a weapon; strike with a cudgel

biff collapse

belabor collapse: attack verbally with harsh criticism; "She was belabored by her fellow students"; to work at or to absurd length; "belabor the obvious"

flail collapse: an implement consisting of handle with a free swinging stick at the end; used in manual threshing; move like a flail; thresh about; "Her arms were flailing"

palpitate collapse: beat rapidly; "His heart palpitated"; cause to throb or beat rapidly; "Her violent feelings palpitated the young woman's heart"

bash collapse: an uproarious party

tinkle collapse: make or emit a high sound; "tinkling bells"

thwack collapse: a hard blow with a flat object

thrum collapse: a thrumming sound; "he could hear the thrum of a banjo"

rawhide collapse: untanned hide especially of cattle; cut in strips it is used for whips and ropes

clobber collapse: strike violently and repeatedly; "She clobbered the man who tried to attack her"

spank collapse: a slap with the flat of the hand; give a spanking to; subject to a spanking

trounce collapse

read collapse: something that is read; "the article was a very good read"; to hear and understand; "I read you loud and clear!"; interpret something that is written or printed; "read the advertisement"; "Have you read Salman Rushdie?"; look at, interpret, and say out loud something that is written or printed; "The King will read the proclamation at noon"; interpret the significance of, as of palms, tea leaves, intestines, the sky; also of human behavior; "She read the sky and predicted rain"; "I can't read his strange behavior"; "The fortune teller read his fate in the crystal ball"; obtain data from magnetic tapes; "This dictionary can be read by the computer"; indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments; "The thermometer showed thirteen degrees below zero"; "The gauge read `empty'"; audition for a stage role by reading parts of a role; "He is auditioning for `Julius Caesar' at Stratford this year"; have or contain a certain wording or form; "The passage reads as follows"; "What does the law say?"

sock collapse: hosiery consisting of a cloth covering for the foot; worn inside the shoe; reaches to between the ankle and the knee; hit hard

lambaste collapse

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