Word of the day: Clunk

Clunk:  golpe, pancada, som de objetos (de metal, pedra ou madeira) chocando-se um contra o outro, pessoa estúpida, tola,bater, golpear

Synonyms: clump, click, clomp, clonk

“He can clunk like an elephant when he's being funny, no doubt deliberately.”

“The joint slid back with a sound somewhere between a dull pop and the clunk of two pieces of wet timber being knocked together.”   (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 )