History
History
Synonyms
UK
US
Meaning:
blast

strong, sudden movement

loud sound; make loud sound

boom

a long pole used to keep the bottom of a sail stretched out

loud sound; crash

clap

the sound, action, or bringing the open hands together

loud hitting noise

crash

using fast (and often severe) methods to be successful

bang; banging sound

pile-up

a crash involving many vehicles

collision; defeat

pummel

to beat (a person, thing) repeatedly with the fists

beat, pommel

slam

a noise of something being slammed; (in card-games) and act of winning (almost) all the tricks

loud noise from impact

slap

to hit (a person, thing) with the open hand; smack; a quick blow with the open hand or with something flat; directly

hard hit, often with hand

smash

violently; an act, sound, of something breaking to pieces; (to cause something) to break with force into small pieces

collision; defeat

whack

to hit (a person, thing) with a hard blow, object

hit

whacked

(of a person) worn out; very tired

hard hit, often with hand

WHAM as in Wiktionary
WHAM as in Wikipedia