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  • 21clap — I. /klæp / (say klap) verb (clapped, clapping) –verb (t) 1. to strike with a quick, smart blow, producing an abrupt, sharp sound; slap; pat. 2. to strike together resoundingly, as the hands to express applause. 3. to applaud in this manner. 4. to …

  • 22Fillip — Fil lip, n. 1. A jerk of the finger forced suddenly from the thumb; a smart blow. [1913 Webster] 2. Something serving to rouse or excite. [1913 Webster] I take a glass of grog for a filip. Dickens. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 23Rap — Rap, n. A quick, smart blow; a knock. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 24Smack — Smack, n. [OE. smak, AS. ssm?c taste, savor; akin to D. smaak, G. geschmack, OHG. smac; cf. Lith. smagus pleasant. Cf. {Smack}, v. i.] 1. Taste or flavor, esp. a slight taste or flavor; savor; tincture; as, a smack of bitter in the medicine. Also …

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  • 25To whack away — Whack Whack, v. i. To strike anything with a smart blow. [1913 Webster] {To whack away}, to continue striking heavy blows; as, to whack away at a log. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster] …

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  • 26Whack — Whack, v. i. To strike anything with a smart blow. [1913 Webster] {To whack away}, to continue striking heavy blows; as, to whack away at a log. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster] …

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  • 27Tiresias — For other uses, see Tiresias (disambiguation). Everes redirects here. For the butterfly genus, see Everes (genus). Tiresias appears to Odysseus during the nekyia of Odyssey xi, in this watercolor with tem …

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  • 28swat — swat1 /swot/, v., swatted, swatting, n. v.t. 1. to hit; slap; smack. 2. Baseball. to hit (a ball) powerfully, usually for a long distance. n. 3. a smart blow; slap; smack. 4. Baseball. a powerfully hit ball. Also, swot. [1790 1800; orig. var. of… …

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  • 29lick — verb 1》 pass the tongue over (something) in order to taste, moisten, or clean it. 2》 move lightly and quickly like a tongue: the flames licked around the wood. 3》 informal defeat comprehensively.     ↘N. Amer. overcome (a difficulty). noun 1》 an… …

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  • 30rap — I. n. Knock, stroke, pat, thump, thwack, smart blow. II. v. a. Strike (suddenly), knock …

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