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 Pummel: LIFE, LIVE...

Word of the day

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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life	vida
live	viver
live (adj)	vivo
alive	vivo
leave (left, left)	deixar, abandonar
leaf	folha
leaves	Pl. de “leaf” / 3a. pessoa pres. “to leave”

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Word of the day: Wallop

Wallop: batida forte, pancada, bater, surrar, espancar, fazer barulho, ruído, ferver, borbulhar, andar de forma atabalhoada, vencer de forma arrasadora

Synonyms: bash, baste, bat, batter, belabor, belt, birch, bludgeon, bung up, hammer, hide, lace, lambaste, pound, punch out, beat, whip

“I was so angry I felt like walloping him.”

“…walloped the branches of the pear tree with a stick in an effort to knock down some fruit…”

(www.merriam –webster.com)

Word of the day: Bash

Bash: golpe esmagador, bater, esmagar, surrar, criticar

Synonyms: bang, hit, bump, collide, crash, impact, impinge, knock, ram, slam, smash, strike, swipe, thud

“I bashed my arm against the door.”

“Someone bashed him over the head with a chair.”

“They tried to bash the door open.”

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Word of the day: DRUB

Drub:  espancar, surrar, sovar, esbordoar, esmurrar, criticar, censurar, vencer de longe, por grande margem, bater o pé

Synonyms: beat, pound, hammer, thrash, whip, defeat, lick

“A crowd was drubbing the purse snatcher when the police arrived on the scene.”

“We drubbed our traditional football rivals so badly that it was basically no contest.”  (www.merriam-webster.com)

Word of the day: Wallop

Wallop: batida forte, pancada, bater, surrar, espancar, fazer barulho, ruído, ferver, borbulhar, andar de forma atabalhoada, vencer de forma arrasadora

Synonyms: bash, baste, bat, batter, belabor, belt, buffet, bung up, club, flog, lash, lick, maul, paddle, pelt, pound, slog, tan, thrash, thump, tromp, beat,

“I was so angry I felt like walloping him.”

“…walloped the branches of the pear tree with a stick in an effort to knock down some fruit..”      (www.merriamwebster.com)    

Word of the day: WALLOP

Wallop: batida forte, pancada, bater, surrar, espancar, fazer barulho, ruído, ferver, borbulhar,andar de forma atabalhoada, vencer de forma arrasadora

Synonyms: blow, thump, bash, biff, smack, thwack, punch, whack, bang, bump, crack, hit, impressiveness, fizz, buzz, punch, clout

“I was so angry I felt like walloping him.”

“…walloped the branches of the pear tree with a stick in an effort to knock down some fruit…”

“…felt the wallop of a car crashing into their front porch…”

“…gave the ball a good wallop with the bat…”

 (www.merriam-webster.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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TRASH / THRESH / THRASH

trash   Pronúncia (Merriam-Webster)	lixo
thresh   Pronúncia (Merriam-Webster)	debulhar
thrash  Pronúncia (Merriam-Webster)	surrar, malhar