Definition of thwack
transitive verb
:to strike with or as if with something flat or heavy :whack
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Examples of thwack in a Sentence
A book fell off the shelf and thwacked me on the head.
thwacked the growling dog on the nose with a rolled-up newspaper
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Last year, relations allegedly reached a low point, with a manager thwacking an employee on the head with a high-heeled shoe.
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The group joshed around and one by one, stepped up to thwack golf balls towards a tiny floating island in the Connecticut River.
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Balls thwack loudly as the New York Yankees’ rookie drives them onto the top of the restaurant behind Monument Park.
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The challenge lies in the ferociously physical steps — an onslaught of thwacking arms, emphatic kicks, dizzying spins, swift somersaults, perilous balances and slippery contortions — and their relentless repetition.
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Origin and Etymology of thwack
thwack Synonyms
Synonyms
bang, bash, bat, belt, biff, bludgeon, bob, bonk, bop, box, bust, clap, clip, clobber, clock, clout, crack, hammer, knock, nail, paste, pound, punch, rap, slam, slap, slog, slug, smack, smite, sock, strike, swat, swipe, tag, thump, hit, wallop, whack, whale, zapRelated Words
batter, beat, buffet, bung, chop, cuff, drub, lace, lambaste (or lambast), lick, mangle, maul, pelt, pepper, pommel, pummel, rough; scuff; bunt, flick, stroke, tap; bump, butt, jab, jostle, kick, knee, poke, prod, push, shove, stamp; bowl (down or over), cream, deck, dump [slang], fell, floor, knock down, level; rabbit-punch, sucker punch; cane, club, cudgel, flail, flog, lash, sap, slash, sledge, sledgehammer, spear, stab, switch, thrash, whip; bean, brain, conk, skullExamples of thwack in a Sentence
he gave the ball a hard thwack with the bat and sent it deep into the outfield
even from the top of the bleachers we could hear the loud thwack of the ball being hit
Recent Examples of thwack from the Web
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Snow pirouettes and swings Longclaw into one wight, takes a thwack at a second, and uppercuts a third.
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Our ears registered louder thwacks compared with the competitors over the same cracks and expansion joints on-road—similar to the almost metallic clank of a bouncing basketball.
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With the roof shut because of rain earlier in the day, each thwack of racket strings against ball by the two big hitters created echoes around the old arena.
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A swing is a delicate thing for a hitter, and batting practice carries its own unique rhythm — see the pitch, swing, thwack (or in the case of an aluminum bat, ping).
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By the afternoon of the first day of tournament week, reverberating thwacks from the nearby driving range and pings from the practice greens heralded the quiet comfort of Connecticut summertime tradition.
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The flat thwack of percussion on 1980s recordings doesn’t always age gracefully, and Tears for Fears’ drummer injected snappy flair into familiar songs.
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With the stage set by Walsh and several thwacks of rain, Petty’s 18th Red Rocks show proved to be a memorable one.
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All the pomp and revelry of the Giants’ home opener was interrupted by one sobering pitch to Buster Posey, and the disturbing thwack of a 93 mph fastball off the helmet.
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First Known Use of thwack
1587
thwack Synonyms
Synonyms
bang, bash, bat, beat, belt, biff, bop, box, buffet, bust, chop, clap, clip, clout, crack, cuff, dab, douse [British], fillip, hack, haymaker, hit, hook, knock, larrup [dialect], lash, lick, pelt, pick, plump, poke, pound, punch, rap, slam, slap, slug, smack, smash, sock, spank, stinger, stripe, stroke, swat, swipe, switch, thud, thump, 1blow, wallop, welt, whack, wham, whop (also whap)Related Words
counter, counterblow, counterpunch, counterstroke; body blow, hand, kick, knee, left, one-two, rabbit punch, right, right-hander, roundhouse, shiver, sidewinder, sucker punch, swing, uppercut; cruncher, kayo, knockdown, knockout, KO; bastinado (or bastinade), battering, beating, bludgeoning, clobbering, cudgeling (or cudgelling), drubbing, hammering, lambasting, licking, pasting, pounding, pummeling (also pummelling), thrashing; flogging, walloping, whip, whippingTHWACK Defined for English Language Learners
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Definition of thwack for English Language Learners
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: to hit (someone or something) hard with a loud sound
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