Word of the day: Pummel

Pummel: esmurrar, surrar

Synonyms: pound, punch, bash, baste, bat, batter, belabor, belt, birch, bludgeon, buffet, bung up, club, curry, do, drub, flog, hammer

“Storm-ravaged residents of New York and New Jersey began urgent recovery efforts Tuesday after a nighttime pummeling from Hurricane Sandy, which caused widespread flooding…” (www.washingtonpost.com/oct 31 2012)

“…pummeled the mugger with her fists until help arrived…”(www.merriam-webster.com)

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Word of the day: Sash

Sash: cinta, faixa, banda, caixilho de janela,

(também: fita ou cordão para prender no braço a fim de salientar a veia que receberá a picada de droga)

Synonyms: band, ribbon, belt, cummerbund, girdle, tie, garter

“Bushranger was presented with a commemorative sash that he kept all his life and…”

“Miss World got her way and instead of Mr World wearing his sparkling plastic tiara and beer-soaked sash tonight.”( www.wordhippo.com)

Word of he day: Slug

Slug: lesma, bala (de arma de fogo), carga de chumbo, trago de bebida alcoólica, soco, murro, dar soco, golpear, surrar

Synonyms:  bang, bash, bat, beat, belt, biff, bust, chop, clap, clip, clout, crack, cuff, hack, haymaker, hit, hook, , stroke, swat, swipe, switch, thud, thump, thwack, wallop, welt, whop

Word of the day: Slog

Slog: trabalho árduo, difícil, caminhada difícil, golpear, sovar, surrar,  trabalhar, labutar, malhar, fazer uma viagem longa e árdua (a pé)

Synonyms: bang, bash, bat, belt, biff, bludgeon, bob, bonk, bop, box, bust, clap, clip, clobber, clock, clout, hammer, knock, pound, punch, slam, smack, smite, sock, strike

“He slogged away at the paperwork all day.”

“She slogged through her work.”

“We've been slogging along for hours.”

“He slogged through the deep snow.”(www.merriam-webster.com)

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Word of the day: Smite

Smite: (ps smote, smit, pp smitten, smit): bater, golpear, atingir, afetar,  derrotar, prostrar,comover, inflamar, apaixonar, castigar

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

“…what exactly do you artists do in the studio when you get an idea? “I usually smite my forehead,” the painter replies sarcastically, “and shout ‘Eureka!’?” (www. newsweek, May 27, 2010 )

“… if you think an omnipotent and omniscient god is watching your every move and will smite you for any infraction, that can indeed make for a bit...” (www. newsweek, April 10, 2009 )

Word of the day: Clout

Clout: remendo, pedaço de pano, trapo, golpe, bofetão, influência, poder (político), bater, esbofetear

Synonyms: bang, bash, bat, beat, belt, biff, bop, box, blow, crack, cuff, punch, rap, slam, slap, slug, smack, smash, sock, spank, stinger, stripe, stroke / political influence

“She used her political clout to have another school built.”

“He gave the stubborn handle a solid clout to make it turn.” (www.merriam-webster.com)