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Dictionary: wham   (hwăm, wăm) pronunciation
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.

[Imitative.]


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noun

  1. A sudden sharp, powerful stroke: bang, blow2, clout, crack, hit, lick, pound, slug3, sock, swat, thwack, welt, whack, whop. Informal bash, biff, bop, clip1, wallop. Slang belt, conk, paste. See attack/defend, strike/miss.
  2. A forceful movement causing a loud noise: bang, crash, slam, smash. See strike/miss.

verb

    To deliver a powerful blow to suddenly and sharply: bash, catch, clout, hit, knock, pop1, slam, slog, slug3, smash, smite, sock, strike, swat, thwack, whack, whop. Informal biff, bop, clip1, wallop. Slang belt, conk, paste. Idioms: let someone have it, sock it to someone. See attack/defend, strike/miss.

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The verb has one meaning:

Meaning #1: hit hard
  Synonyms: whack, whop, wallop


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Dansk (Danish)
int. - bang, klask
v. tr. - klaske, hamre
v. intr. - smadre ind i noget
n. - bang, klask

Nederlands (Dutch)
slaan, luidruchtig raken, luid geluid van botsing of ontploffing

Français (French)
int. - vlan!
v. tr. - frapper avec force
v. intr. - écraser/frapper avec force
n. - grand coup

Deutsch (German)
n. - Knall
v. - knallen, heftig schlagen
int. - Knall

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - γκαπ, (ήχος που παράγεται από) βαρύ πλήγμα
v. - κοπανώ
int. - γκαπ

Italiano (Italian)
colpo, battere un colpo

Português (Portuguese)
n. - som de uma batida (m), batida forte (f)
v. - bater fazendo barulho
int. - bum!

Русский (Russian)
удар, столкновение, бить

Español (Spanish)
int. - pum (sonido de un golpe fuerte)
v. tr. - golpear o batir ruidosamente
v. intr. - chocar o estallar ruidosamente
n. - golpe ruidoso, golpe fuerte

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - krasch
v. - krascha
int. - krasch

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
碰!, 用...砰砰的打, 重击, 砰砰地打, 重打声

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
int. - 碰!
v. tr. - 用...砰砰的打, 重擊
v. intr. - 砰砰地打, 重擊
n. - 重打聲

한국어 (Korean)
int. - 별안간에
v. tr. - 후려갈기다, 쾅 치다
v. intr. - 후려갈기다, 쾅 치다
n. - 타격, 총격, 쾅(소리)

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - ドカンと打つ音, 強打, 衝撃

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) دوي انفجار أو اصطدام, ضربه عنيفه (فعل) ينفجر أو يصطدم بدوي, يضرب بقوة محدثا دويا (نداء) يتم بسرعه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
int. - ‮בום!‬
v. tr. - ‮חבט‬
v. intr. - ‮חבט‬
n. - ‮בום, קול חבטה‬


 
 
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