whang
n 1: the act of hitting vigorously; "he gave the table a whack"
[syn: knock, belt, rap, whack, whang]
v 1: beat with force
2: propel or hit with force; "whang the ball"
3: attack forcefully; "whang away at the school reform plan"
whang I. nounEtymology: alteration of Middle English thong, thwangDate: 1536 1.dialecta.thongb.rawhide2.British a large piece ;chunk3.often
vulgarpenisII. verbDate: 1684 transitive verb1.dialectbeat, thrash2. to propel or strike
with force
intransitive verb to beat or work with force or violence
III. nounEtymology: imitative Date: circa 1824
a loud sharp vibrant or resonant sound IV. verbDate: 1728 intransitive verb
to make a whang transitive verb
to strike with a whang
whang v. & n. colloq. --v. 1 tr. strike heavily and loudly; whack. 2 intr. (of a drum etc.) sound under or as under a blow. --n. a whanging sound or blow. Etymology: imit.
whang
wæŋ v. & n. colloq. --v. 1 tr. strike heavily and loudly;
whack. 2 intr. (of a drum etc.) sound under or as under a blow. --n. a
whanging sound or blow. [imit.]
Whang \Whang\, n.
1. A blow; whack. [Dial. or Colloq.]
2. A large piece or slice; chunk. [Scot. & Dial. Eng.]
3. Formerly, a house-cleaning party. [Local, U. S.]
Whang \Whang\, v. t.
1. To beat; thrash; bang; also, to throw, hurl, or fling
about, violently. [Scot. & Dial. Eng.]
2. To slice, esp. in large pieces; to chop. [Scot.]
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