Associations to the word «Thwack»

Wiktionary

THWACK, noun. The act of thwacking; a strike or blow, especially with a flat implement.
THWACK, noun. A heavy slapping sound.
THWACK, verb. To whack or hit with a flat implement.
THWACK, verb. To beat.
THWACK, verb. To fill to overflow.

Dictionary definition

THWACK, noun. A hard blow with a flat object.
THWACK, verb. Deliver a hard blow to; "The teacher smacked the student who had misbehaved".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats