wham

wham  (hwm, wm)

n.

1. A forceful, resounding blow.

2. The sound of such a blow; a thud.

v. whammed, wham·ming, whams

v.tr.

To strike or smash into with resounding impact.

v.intr.

To smash with great force.

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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, whammed

to strike or cause to strike with great force

[of imitative origin]

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"

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

wham [ˈ^hwæm] excl → vlan

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)

wham [wæm] excl (fam) → bang

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wham [wæm] excl (fam) → bang