smash
bash
belt
knock
bang
wham
crack
wallop
rap
swipe
swack
swat
souse
pound
devvel
stoater
counterstroke
Zornhau
chop
kerchunk
shot
smack
clip
thwack
dad
tunk
waft
backhander
sock
squall
stinger
punch
plug
undercut
mandritta
concussion
buffeting
pounding
pipe up
hammering
hammer
underblow
breeze
peck at
tap
bastinade
jolt
strike
blower
bastinado
clarion
thwacker
lick
pelt
puff
eruptively
chuff
huff
smacker
kidney punch
land
downstrike
hack
coup
slashing
slam dunk
winnow
bodyslam
floorer
whizz-bangery
thermal
thump
whiffle
ballistically
clout
kill steal
red dog
stroke
misblow
explosively
knockdown
blowsily
whang
Sunday punch
slashing
thermal
kerchunk
eruptively
ballistically
explosively
blowsily
smash
bash
belt
knock
bang
wham
crack
wallop
rap
swack
swat
souse
pound
devvel
stoater
counterstroke
Zornhau
chop
shot
clip
dad
tunk
kerchunk
thwack
backhander
sock
stinger
undercut
mandritta
concussion
buffeting
pounding
hammering
hammer
underblow
tap
bastinade
strike
blower
bastinado
thwacker
pelt
smacker
downstrike
hack
coup
slam dunk
swipe
floorer
whizz-bangery
thump
whiffle
clout
kill steal
red dog
stroke
misblow
knockdown
whang
Sunday punch
swipe
smack
thwack
waft
squall
punch
plug
undercut
belt
pipe up
breeze
peck at
jolt
clarion
swat
strike
lick
puff
chuff
huff
kidney punch
land
winnow
bodyslam
noun
- a vigorous blow
- a serious collision (especially of motor vehicles)
- a hard return hitting the tennis ball above your head
- the act of colliding with something
- a conspicuous success
verb
- hit with great force
- break into pieces, as by striking or knocking over
- reduce to bankruptcy
- hit violently
- humiliate or depress completely
- damage or destroy as if by violence
- hit (a tennis ball) in a powerful overhead stroke
- collide or strike violently and suddenly
- overthrow or destroy (something considered evil or harmful)
- break suddenly into pieces, as from a violent blow
adv
noun
- a vigorous blow
- endless loop of flexible material between two rotating shafts or pulleys
- a band to tie or buckle around the body (usually at the waist)
- an elongated region where a specific condition or characteristic is found
- a path or strip (as cut by one course of mowing)
- ammunition (usually of small caliber) loaded in flexible linked strips for use in a machine gun
- the act of hitting vigorously
verb
noun
- a vigorous blow
- a sudden very loud noise
- a border of hair that is cut short and hangs across the forehead
- the swift release of a store of affective force
- a conspicuous success
verb
- strike violently
- to produce a sharp often metallic explosive or percussive sound
- close violently
- move noisily
- have sexual intercourse with
- leap, jerk, bang
adv
noun
- A sharp, resounding blow.
- An attempt at something.
- The tone of voice when changed at puberty.
- A program or procedure designed to circumvent restrictions or usage limits on software.
- Vagina.
- The space between the buttocks.
- A narrow opening.
- Any sharp sound.
- A thin and usually jagged space opened in a previously solid material.
- A sharply humorous comment; a wisecrack.
- a meaningful chat.
- Something good-tasting or habit-forming.
- Extremely silly, absurd or off-the-wall ideas or prose.
- Conviviality; fun; good conversation, chat, gossip, or humorous storytelling; good company.
- The sharp sound made when solid material breaks.
- Business; events; news.
- Crack cocaine, a potent, relatively cheap, addictive variety of cocaine; often a rock, usually smoked through a crack-pipe.
verb
- To change rapidly in register.
- To become debilitated by psychological pressure.
- To form cracks.
- To make a cracking sound.
- To break open or crush to small pieces by impact or stress.
- To make a crack or cracks in.
- To make a sharply humorous comment.
- To open slightly.
- To overcome a security system or component.
- To break down (a complex molecule), especially with the application of heat: to pyrolyse.
- To break apart under force, stress, or pressure.
- To alternate between high and low register in the process of eventually lowering.
- To strike forcefully.
- To cause to yield under interrogation or other pressure.
- To circumvent software restrictions such as regional coding or time limits.
- To tell (a joke).
- To break down or yield, especially under interrogation or torture.
- To solve a difficult problem.
- To cause to make a sharp sound.
- To realize that one is transgender.
- To barely reach, attain to (a measurement, extent).
- To open a canned beverage, or any packaged drink or food.
adj
noun
- A sharp blow with something hard.
- A whit; a jot.
- A positive appraisal; a recommendation.
- An appraisal.
- Any of the tokens that passed current for a halfpenny in Ireland in the early part of the eighteenth century; any coin of trifling value.
- A charge, whether or not it results in a conviction.
- A lea or skein of yarn that forms the standard length taken from the reel, 80 yards of worsted or 120 yards of silk or cotton.
- Rap music.
- A casual talk.
- Blame for something.
- A song, verse, or instance of singing in the style of rap music.
verb
- To strike something sharply with one's knuckles; knock.
- To free (a pattern) in a mould by light blows on the pattern, so as to facilitate its removal.
- To speak (lyrics) in the style of rap music.
- To seize and carry off.
- To transport out of oneself; to affect with rapture.
- To talk casually; to engage in conversation.
- To utter quickly and sharply.
verb
- To strike with a strong blow in a sweeping motion.
- To scan or register by sliding (a swipecard etc.) through a reader.
- To steal or snatch.
- To interact with a touch screen by drawing one's finger rapidly across it.
- To grab or bat quickly.
noun
- A strong blow given with a sweeping motion, as with a bat or club.
- A quick grab, bat, or other motion with the hand or paw; a sweep.
- A rough guess; an estimate or swag.
- An attack, insult or critical remark.
- An act of passing a swipecard through a card reader.
- An act of interacting with a touch screen by drawing the finger rapidly across it.
- Poor, weak beer or other inferior alcoholic beverage; rotgut.
noun
- A sharp blow.
- The sound of a sharp blow.
- A single attempt or instance of taking action; a crack; a go.
- A large number or amount of something.
- A wet sound such as a loud kiss.
- An attack, a swipe.
- A gulp or hearty swallow.
- A bum or petty thief.
- A striking stimulus.
- clout; influence.
adj
verb
- To consume with hearty enjoyment.
- To slap or hit.
- To make a swack (sound).
- To labour; to exert an effort.
adv
noun
- A hard blow.
- The symbol # (octothorpe, hash, number sign)
- A section of a canal between two adjacent locks.
- A unit of mass equal to 12 troy ounces (≈ 373.242 g). Today, this is a common unit of mass when measuring precious metals, and is little used elsewhere.
- a division inside a fishing stage where cod is cured in salt brine
- The translated name of various non-English units of measure
- Any of various units of currency used in Egypt, Lebanon, Sudan and Syria, and formerly in the Republic of Ireland, Cyprus and Israel.
- The translated name of various non-English units of currency
- Any of various units of currency formerly used in the United States.
- A place for the detention of automobiles that have been illegally parked, abandoned, etc.
- The people who work for the pound.
- The unit of currency used in the United Kingdom and its dependencies. It is divided into 100 pence. Symbol £.
- A kind of fishing net, having a large enclosure with a narrow entrance into which fish are directed by wings spreading outward.
- A place for the detention of stray or wandering animals.
- A unit of mass equal to 16 avoirdupois ounces (= 453.592 g). Today this value is the most common meaning of "pound" as a unit of weight.
verb
- To crush to pieces; to pulverize.
- To eat or drink very quickly.
- To strike hard, usually repeatedly.
- To pitch consistently to a certain location.
- To beat strongly or throb.
- To make a jarring noise, as when running.
- To confine in, or as in, a pound; to impound.
- To penetrate sexually, with vigour.
- To advance heavily with measured steps.
noun
- A blow delivered with the hand rigid and outstretched.
- A movable jaw or cheek, as of a vice.
- A complete shipment.
- A license or passport that has been sealed.
- The device used for stamping or sealing, which also contains the design to be imprinted.
- A blow with an axe, cleaver, or similar utensil.
- A hand where two or more players have an equal-valued hand, resulting in the chips being shared equally between them.
- A stamp or seal; a mark, imprint or impression on a document (or other object or material) made by stamping or sealing a design with ink or wax, respectively, or by other methods.
- Ocean waves, generally caused by wind, distinguished from swell by being smaller and not lasting as long.
- A woodchopping competition.
- A cut of meat, often containing a section of a rib.
- Termination, especially from employment; the sack.
- A mark indicating nature, quality, or brand.
- A turn of fortune; change; a vicissitude.
- A jaw of an animal.
- An IRC channel operator.
- The land at each side of the mouth of a river, harbour, or channel.
verb
- To make a quick, heavy stroke or a series of strokes, with or as with an ax.
- To hit the ball downward so that it takes a high bounce.
- To vary or shift suddenly.
- To remove the final character from (a text string).
- To interrupt; with in or out.
- to give a downward cutting blow or movement, typically with the side of the hand.
- To stab.
- To cut into pieces with short, vigorous cutting motions.
- To converse, discuss, or speak with another.
- To stamp or seal (a document); to mark, impress or otherwise place a design or symbol on paper or other material, usually, but not necessarily, to indicate authenticity.
- To divide the pot (or tournament prize) between two or more players.
- To do something suddenly with an unexpected motion; to catch or attempt to seize.
- To sever with an axe or similar implement.
- To seal a license or passport.
- To chap or crack.
noun
- a blow hard enough to cause injury
- the act of firing a projectile
- a solid missile discharged from a firearm
- (sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand
- a chance to do something
- a person who shoots (usually with respect to their ability to shoot)
- a consecutive series of pictures that constitutes a unit of action in a film
- the act of putting a liquid into the body by means of a syringe
- a small drink of liquor
- an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect
- an estimate based on little or no information
- an informal photograph; usually made with a small hand-held camera
- sports equipment consisting of a heavy metal ball used in the shot put
- an explosive charge used in blasting
- an attempt to score in a game
- informal words for any attempt or effort
- the launching of a missile or spacecraft to a specified destination
- throwing the basketball toward the hoop
adj
verb
- deliver a hard blow to
- have an element suggestive (of something)
- have a distinctive or characteristic taste
- kiss lightly
- press (the lips) together and open (the lips) noisily, as in eating
noun
- a blow from a flat object (as an open hand)
- the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth
- a sailing ship (usually rigged like a sloop or cutter) used in fishing and sailing along the coast
- street names for heroin
- an enthusiastic kiss
- the act of smacking something; a blow delivered with an open hand
adv
noun
- a sharp slanting blow
- a metal frame or container holding cartridges; can be inserted into an automatic gun
- an instance or single occasion for some event
- any of various small fasteners used to hold loose articles together
- an article of jewelry that can be clipped onto a hat or dress
- the act of clipping or snipping
verb
noun
verb
- deliver a quick blow to
- fill or close tightly with or as if with a plug
- persist in working hard
- make a plug for; praise the qualities or in order to sell or promote
- replace the center of a coin with a baser metal
- insert a plug into
- insert as a plug
noun
- blockage consisting of an object designed to fill a hole tightly
- a wad of something chewable as tobacco
- blatant or sensational promotion
- electrical device that fits into the cylinder head of an internal-combustion engine and ignites the gas by means of an electric spark
- an electrical device with two or three pins that is inserted in a socket to make an electrical connection
- an upright hydrant for drawing water to use in fighting a fire
- an old or over-worked horse
verb
- To strike a heavy blow upward.
- To undermine.
- To sell (something) at a lower price, or to work for lower wages, than a competitor.
- To create an overhang by cutting away material from underneath.
noun
- A blow dealt upward.
- The underside of a sirloin of beef; the fillet.
- A cut made in the lower part of something; the material so removed.
- The notch cut in a tree to direct its fall when being felled.
- A hairstyle that is shaved or clipped short on the sides and kept long on the top.
- A section of a mold or pattern with negative draft angle
- A pit stop strategy in which a driver seeks to gain an advantage over someone by pitting before them and using fresh tyres to make up time.
adj
noun
noun
- the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows)
- the part of a gunlock that strikes the percussion cap when the trigger is pulled
- a hand tool with a heavy rigid head and a handle; used to deliver an impulsive force by striking
- the ossicle attached to the eardrum
- a light drumstick with a rounded head that is used to strike such percussion instruments as chimes, kettledrums, marimbas, glockenspiels, etc.
- a heavy metal sphere attached to a flexible wire; used in the hammer throw
- a striker that is covered in felt and that causes the piano strings to vibrate
- a power tool for drilling rocks
verb
verb
- To blow gently.
- To take a horse on a light run in order to understand the running characteristics of the horse and to observe it while under motion.
- To move casually, in a carefree manner.
- To swim near the surface of the water, causing ripples in the surface.
- To buzz.
noun
- An excited or ruffled state of feeling; a flurry of excitement; a disturbance; a quarrel.
- A light, gentle wind.
- Wind blowing across a cricket match, whatever its strength.
- Ashes and residue of coal or charcoal, usually from a furnace. See Wikipedia article on Clinker.
- Any activity that is easy, not testing or difficult.
- A brief workout for a racehorse.
- A gadfly; a horsefly; a strong-bodied dipterous insect of the family Tabanidae.
noun
- a gentle blow
- the sound made by a gentle blow
- a faucet for drawing water from a pipe or cask
- a small metal plate that attaches to the toe or heel of a shoe (as in tap dancing)
- a tool for cutting female (internal) screw threads
- a plug for a bunghole in a cask
- the act of tapping a telephone or telegraph line to get information
- a light touch or stroke
verb
- cut a female screw thread with a tap
- draw from or dip into to get something
- strike lightly
- draw from; make good use of
- tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information
- furnish with a tap or spout, so as to be able to draw liquid from it
- make light, repeated taps on a surface
- walk with a tapping sound
- dance and make rhythmic clicking sounds by means of metal plates nailed to the sole of the dance shoes
- draw (liquor) from a tap
- pierce in order to draw a liquid from
- make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently
noun
- a gentle blow
- a group's refusal to work in protest against low pay or bad work conditions
- an attack that is intended to seize or inflict damage on or destroy an objective
- a score in tenpins: knocking down all ten with the first ball
- (baseball) a pitch that the batter swings at and misses, or that the batter hits into foul territory, or that the batter does not swing at but the umpire judges to be in the area over home plate and between the batter's knees and shoulders
- a conspicuous success
verb
- deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon
- have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
- hit against; come into sudden contact with
- make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target
- indicate (a certain time) by striking
- affect or afflict suddenly, usually adversely
- stop work in order to press demands
- touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly
- attain
- produce by manipulating keys or strings of musical instruments
- cause to form (an electric arc) between electrodes of an arc lamp
- find unexpectedly
- produce by ignition or a blow
- remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line
- cause to experience suddenly
- drive something violently into a location
- occupy or take on
- disassemble a temporary structure, such as a tent or a theatrical set
- form by stamping, punching, or printing
- smooth with a strickle
- pierce with force
- hook by a pull on the line
- arrive at after reckoning, deliberating, and weighing
noun
- A person who blows.
- A telephone service providing betting odds and commentary, relayed to customers in a bookmaker's shop via loudspeaker.
- The whale; so called by seamen, from its habit of spouting up a column of water.
- A small fish of the Atlantic coast, Sphoeroides maculatus; the puffer.
- A ducted fan, usually part of a heating, ventilation, and/or air conditioning system.
- Any device that blows.
- Telephone.
verb
- To beat with repeated blows.
- To defeat decisively, particularly in a fight.
- To do anything partially.
- To lap; to take in with the tongue.
- To lap.
- To perform cunnilingus.
- To stroke with the tongue.
- To overcome.
noun
- An attempt at something.
- A small watercourse or ephemeral stream. It ranks between a rill and a stream.
- An instance of earning money fast, usually by illegal means, thus a heist, drug deal etc.; mostly used in phrasal verbs: hit a lick, hit licks
- A quick and careless application of anything, as if by a stroke of the tongue.
- The act of licking; a stroke of the tongue.
- A place where animals lick minerals from the ground.
- The amount of some substance obtainable with a single lick.
- A small amount; a whit.
- A short motif.
- A stroke or blow.
- A rate of speed. (Always qualified by good, fair, or a similar adjective.)
- An act of cunnilingus.
noun
- A blow or stroke from something thrown.
- A tattered or worthless piece of clothing; a rag.
- The skin of an animal with the hair or wool on; either a raw or undressed hide, or a skin preserved with the hair or wool on it (sometimes worn as a garment with minimal modification).
- The fur or hair of a living animal.
- The skin of an animal (especially a goat or sheep) with the hair or wool removed, often in preparation for tanning.
- Human skin, especially when bare; also, a person's hair.
- A beating or falling down of hailstones, rain, or snow in a shower.
- An act of moving quickly; a rush.
- Anything in a ragged and worthless state; rubbish, trash.
verb
- Chiefly followed by at: to (continuously) throw (missiles) at.
- Especially of hailstones, rain, or snow: to beat down or fall forcefully or heavily; to rain down.
- To repeatedly beat or hit (someone or something).
- To remove the skin from (an animal); to skin.
- To force (someone or something) to move using blows or the throwing of missiles.
- Of a number of small objects (such as raindrops), or the sun's rays: to beat down or fall on (someone or something) in a shower.
- To move rapidly, especially in or on a conveyance.
- Chiefly followed by from: to remove (the skin) from an animal.
- To bombard (someone or something) with missiles.
- To assail (someone) with harsh words in speech or writing; to abuse, to insult.
verb
- blow hard and loudly
- smoke and exhale strongly
- suck in or take (air)
- breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
- make proud or conceited
- praise extravagantly
- speak in a blustering or scornful manner
- to swell or cause to enlarge
adj
noun
- a short light gust of air
- a light inflated pastry or puff shell
- exaggerated praise (as for promotional purposes)
- bedding made of two layers of cloth filled with stuffing and stitched together
- a soft spherical object made from fluffy fibers; for applying powder to the skin
- thick cushion used as a seat
- a slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke)
- forceful exhalation through the nose or mouth
verb
verb
- deliver (a blow)
- reach or come to rest
- cause to come to the ground
- bring into a different state
- bring ashore
- arrive on shore
- shoot at and force to come down
noun
- the land on which real estate is located
- material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use)
- territory over which rule or control is exercised
- the solid part of the earth's surface
- the territory occupied by a nation
- a domain in which something is dominant
- extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use
- the people who live in a nation or country
- a politically organized body of people under a single government
- agriculture considered as an occupation or way of life
noun
- A blow by a hand or weapon that occurs with a downward striking motion.
- A variety of various devices that operates primarily by a downward striking action.
- A downward plucking motion on a stringed instrument.
- A line that is drawn with a downward stroke.
- A type of manual typewriter that causes the letters to print on the downstroke of the keys and retract as the key rises.
- A bolt of lightning that touches ground.
- A (usually unintended) branch of current that arcs downward to ground.
- A downstroke; a downward movement that terminates in striking something.
verb
- To move downward in a stiking motion.
- To go in a downward direction.
- To arc to ground in a downstrike.
- To dismay, reject, demote, or render lowly.
- To strike from above.
- To play a stringed instrument with a downward plucking motion.
- To point (finish a joint) by pressing mortar in at the bottom.
- To strike down; to knock down, kill, or cripple.
adv
adj
noun
- A gouge or notch made by such a blow.
- A person who frequently canvasses for votes, either directly or by appearing to continuously act with the ulterior motive of furthering their political career.
- An expedient, temporary solution, such as a small patch or change to code, meant to be replaced with a more elegant solution at a later date; a workaround.
- A try, an attempt.
- The foothold traditionally cut into the ice from which the person who throws the rock pushes off for delivery.
- A trick, shortcut, skill, or novelty method to increase productivity, efficiency, or ease.
- A video game or any computer software that has been altered from its original state.
- A hacking blow.
- An improvised device or solution to a problem.
- A hacking; a catch in speaking; a short, broken cough.
- A taxicab (hackney cab) driver.
- A hearse.
- A small ball usually made of woven cotton or suede and filled with rice, sand or some other filler, for use in hackeysack.
- A dry cough.
- A vehicle let for hire; originally, a hackney coach, now typically a taxicab.
- A kick on the shins in football of any type.
- A tool for chopping.
- A horse for hire, especially one which is old and tired.
- The act of striking an opponent with one's hockey stick, typically on the leg but occasionally and more seriously on the back, arm, head, etc.
- A board which the falcon's food is placed on; used by extension for the state of partial freedom in which they are kept before being trained.
- Time check, as for example upon synchronization of wristwatches.
- A computer programmer who makes quick but inelegant changes to computer code to solve problems or add features.
- A computer programmer, particularly a veteran or someone not immediately expected to be capable of programming.
- A swing of the bat at a pitched ball by the batter, particularly a choppy, ungraceful one that misses the ball such as at a fastball.
- One who is professionally successful despite producing mediocre work. (Usually applied to persons in a creative field.)
- A talented writer-for-hire, paid to put others' thoughts into felicitous language.
- An interesting technical achievement, particularly in computer programming.
- A food-rack for cattle.
- Someone who is available for hire; hireling, mercenary.
- An untalented writer.
- A rack used to dry something, such as bricks, fish, or cheese.
- An airplane of poor quality or in poor condition.
- An illegal attempt to gain access to a computer network.
- A grating in a mill race.
- Confinement of an officer to their stateroom as a punishment.
- A person, often a journalist, hired to do routine work.
- A political agitator.
verb
- To ride a horse at a regular pace; to ride on a road (as opposed to riding cross-country etc.).
- To use as a hack; to let out for hire.
- To chop or cut down in a rough manner.
- To kick (a player) on the shins.
- To swing at a pitched ball.
- To use frequently and indiscriminately, so as to render trite and commonplace.
- To cheat by using unauthorized modifications.
- To work with something on an intimately technical level.
- To strike an opponent with one's hockey stick, typically on the leg but occasionally and more seriously on the back, arm, head, etc.
- To hack into; to gain unauthorized access to (a computer system, e.g., a website, or network) by manipulating code.
- To make a flailing attempt to hit the puck with a hockey stick.
- To withstand or put up with a difficult situation.
- To gain unauthorised access to a computer or online account belonging to (a person or organisation).
- To strike in a frantic movement.
- To play hackeysack.
- To lay (bricks) on a rack to dry.
- To drive a hackney cab.
- To apply a trick, shortcut, skill, or novelty method to something to increase productivity, efficiency or ease.
- To keep (young hawks) in a state of partial freedom, before they are trained.
- To cough noisily.
- To make a quick code change to patch a computer program, often one that, while being effective, is inelegant or makes the program harder to maintain.
- To accomplish a difficult programming task.
- To strike lightly as part of tapotement massage.
noun
- A blow against an enemy delivered in a way that shows bravery.
- A quick, brilliant, and highly successful act.
- A coup d'état.
- A takeover of one group by another.
- A single roll of the wheel at roulette, or a deal in rouge et noir.
- One of various named strategies employed by the declarer to win more tricks, such as the Bath coup.
verb
noun
verb
- To blow a short gust.
- To waste time.
- To waffle, talk aimlessly.
- To waver, or shake, as if moved by gusts of wind; to shift, turn, or veer about.
- To travel quickly with an accompanying wind-like sound; whizz, whistle along.
- To disperse with, or as with, a whiff, or puff; to scatter.
- To wave or shake quickly; to cause to whiffle.
- To descend rapidly from a height once the decision to land has been made, involving fast side-slipping first one way and then the other.
- To change from one opinion or course to another; to use evasions; to prevaricate; to be fickle.
noun
- An act of striking with a weapon; a blow.
- One of a series of beats or movements against a resisting medium, by means of which movement through or upon it is accomplished.
- In Unicode: the formal name of the individual horizontal strikethroughs (as in "A̶").
- A flattering or friendly act, comment, etc., done or made to a person to influence them.
- The action of hitting the ball with the bat; a shot.
- A masterful or effective action.
- The oblique, slash, or virgule ("/").
- The movement of an oar or paddle through water, either the pull which actually propels the boat, or a single entire cycle of movement including the pull; also, the manner in which such movements are made; a rowing style.
- A beat or throb, as of the heart or pulse.
- A single act of striking at the ball with a club; also, at matchplay, a shot deducted from a player's score at a hole as a result of a handicapping system.
- An act causing hurt or death, especially when seen as divine punishment.
- A point awarded to a player in case of interference or obstruction by the opponent.
- A gesture of assurance given as encouragement; specifically (psychoanalysis) in transactional analysis: a (generally positive) reaction expressed to a person which fulfils their desires or needs.
- A line making up a written character; specifically, a Chinese, Japanese, or Korean character.
- A damaging occurrence, especially if sudden; a blow, a calamity.
- A specific combination of movements of the arms and legs which, when repeated, causes the swimmer to advance through the water; also, the manner in which such movements are made; a swimming style.
- A movement of a brush in painting, of a chisel in carving, of a pen, pencil, or such implement in drawing or writing, etc., in one direction; hence, a line or mark made on a surface by such an implement.
- The hitting of a ball with a racket; also, the movement of the racket and arm that produces that impact.
- An act of hitting; a blow, a hit.
- An act, or the sound, of the clapper or hammer of a clock hitting a bell or other striking mechanism; hence, the time when such a strike occurs.
- An act of moving one's hand or an object along a surface in one direction, touching it lightly; a caress.
- A thrust of the penis during sexual intercourse.
- A single movement or thrust of a part (such as a piston) of a machine that moves back and forth; also, the length of this movement.
- A single movement with a tool; also, an impact of a tool on an object.
- The loss of brain function arising when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted.
- An amount of work; specifically, a large amount of business or work.
- A distinctive expression in a written composition; a touch.
- A powerful or sudden effort by which something is done or produced; also, something accomplished by such an effort; an achievement, a feat.
- The rower who is nearest the stern of the boat, the movement of whose oar sets the rowing rhythm for the other rowers; also, the position in the boat occupied by this rower.
- An individual discharge of lightning, particularly if causing damage.
verb
- To move one's hand or an object (such as a broom or brush) along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly; to caress.
- Chiefly followed by out: to suffer loss of brain function when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted; to have a stroke (noun sense 4).
- Followed by out or through: to draw a line or lines through (text) to indicate that it is deleted; to cancel, to strike or strike out.
- To strike (the water) with one's arms and legs when swimming.
- To swim by making co-ordinated movements with the arms and legs.
- To give assurance to (someone) through encouragement.
- To give a finely fluted surface to (stone) by carving it with a tool.
- To milk (a cow or other animal); especially, to squeeze the teat of (a cow, etc.) to extract the last bit of milk from the udder; to strap (dialectal), to strip.
- Of a rower or a crew: to row at (a rate of a certain number of strokes (“movements of the oar through water”) per minute).
- To draw the horizontal line across the upright part (of the letter t).
- To bring (something) to a certain condition by stroking (sense 1).
- To influence (someone) by convincing or flattering them.
- To act as the stroke (“rower who is nearest the stern of the boat, the movement of whose oar sets the rowing rhythm for the other rowers”) of (a boat or its crew).
- To mark (something) with lines or stripes; to stripe.
- To hit or kick (the ball) with a flowing or smooth motion; also, to score (a goal, a point, etc.) by doing so.
- Of a bell or clock: to chime or sound to indicate (the hour, the time, etc.).
noun
- An overwhelming blow.
- The condition of a sailboat being pushed abruptly to horizontal, with the mast parallel to the water surface.
- An act of knocking down or the condition of being knocked down.
- A shelter erected for use as a temporary dressing room.
- A collection of parts required to assemble a product, typically manufactured in one region and exported elsewhere for assembly.
- a short pass played downwards, for example from the head onto someone's feet.
- A genetically modified organism that carries one or more genes in its chromosomes that have been made less active or had their expression reduced.
- The use of a reagent such as an oligonucleotide with sequence complementary to an active gene or its mRNA transcript, to interfere with the expression of said gene.
adj
- To be formed into a head by upsetting in fastening.
- reduced in price, originally to a price below which an article would not be sold by the auctioneer
- powerful enough to overwhelm or knock down
- Capable of being taken apart for packing or removal.
verb
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