thwack
To hit hard, especially with a flat implement or a stickTo hit (someone or something) hard, especially with a flat implement or a stick; to thrash, to whack.
Meaning
8 senses(transitive)To hit (someone or something) hard, especially with a flat implement or a stick; to thrash, to whack.
schlagen, verprügeln
(also, figuratively, transitive)To drive or force (someone or something) by, or as if by, beating or hitting; to knock.
(transitive)To pack (people or things) closely together; to cram.
(figuratively, transitive)To decisively defeat (someone) in a contest; to beat, to thrash.
(intransitive)To fall down hard with a thump.
deliver a hard blow to
(obsolete, transitive)To crowd or pack (a place or thing) with people, objects, etc.
(intransitive, obsolete)To be crammed or filled full.
(intransitive, obsolete, rare)Of people: to crowd or pack a place.
Translations
4 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
The verb is probably:The verb is probably:
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Forms
thwacks, thwacking, thwacked, thwackedSynonyms
55 synonymsWord family
6 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle