wham

wham

 (wăm, hwăm)

n.

1. A forceful, resounding blow.

2. The sound of such a blow.

v. whammed, wham·ming, whams

v.tr.

To strike or crash into with resounding impact.

v.intr.

To collide or strike with great force.

interj.

Used to indicate the sound of a forceful blow or collision.

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[Imitative.]

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wham

(wæm)

n

a forceful blow or impact or the sound produced by such a blow or impact

interj

an exclamation imitative of this sound

vb, whams, whamming or whammed

to strike or cause to strike with great force

[C20: of imitative origin]

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wham

(ʰwæm, wæm)

n., v. whammed, wham•ming. n.

1. a loud sound produced by an explosion or sharp impact.

2. a forcible impact.

v.t., v.i.

3. to hit or make a forcible impact, esp. so as to produce a loud sound.

[1730–40; imitative]

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wham

Past participle: whammed
Gerund: whamming

Imperative

wham

wham

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Thesaurus

Verb

1.

wham - hit hard; "The teacher whacked the boy" wallop, whack, whop hit - deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument; "He hit her hard in the face"

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wham

noun

1. A sudden sharp, powerful stroke:

bang, blow, clout, crack, hit, lick, pound, slug, sock, swat, thwack, welt, whack, whop.

Informal: bash, biff, bop, clip, wallop.

Slang: belt, conk, paste.

2. A forceful movement causing a loud noise:

bang, crash, slam, smash.

verb

To deliver a powerful blow to suddenly and sharply:

bash, catch, clout, hit, knock, pop, slam, slog, slug, smash, smite, sock, strike, swat, thwack, whack, whop.

Informal: biff, bop, clip, wallop.

Slang: belt, conk, paste.

Idioms: let someone have it, sock it to someone.

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Translations

wham

[wæm]

A. EXCL wham! → ¡zas!

B. N → golpe m resonante

C. VT → golpear de modo resonante

D. VI to wham against/into sth → chocar ruidosamente con algo

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wham

[ˈ^hwæm] excl → vlan

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wham

, whang

interj → wumm

n (= blow) → Schlag m; (= bang, thump) → Knall m

vt (= hit) → schlagen; (= bang, thump) → knallen

vi → knallen; to wham into something → auf etw (acc) → krachen (inf)

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wham

[wæm] excl (fam) → bang

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