to clow

Examples

• All

• He threatened to clow the ball out of the park with one swing.

• He clowed the door shut.

• If anyone steals from her, she will not hesitate to clow them.

• Did you see him clow that tree branch?

• If anyone steals from her, she will not hesitate to clow them.

• The boy was warned not to clow his brother during their argument.

• Did you see him clow that tree branch?

Synonyms

W

to whack

vsto clow

250 5.5

To hit someone or something hard so it makes a loud sound

is used for hitting without implying exceptionally strong noisy force

W

to whap

vsto clow

1 8.1

To hit something or someone hard and make a loud sound

is used for hitting but not limited to hard or very loud strikes

W

to whang

vsto clow

• Informal

9.9

To hit something hard so it makes a loud sound

is used for hitting without implying strong attack or loud noise

G

to give a whap

vsto clow

• Informal

8.8

To hit something quickly with a short, sharp blow

is used for hitting without stressing quickness or sharp noisy impact

W

to whuff

vsto clow

9.9

To hit something so it makes a dull heavy sound

is used for hitting in general, not focused on dull heavy sounds

How Hard

to smash

311 2.1

to clow

• Archaic

9.9

to thump

27 3.4

to clout

• Informal

1 7.4

to hit

∞ 1.0

to knock

937 1.0

to tap

174 1.0

Surface Forms

Etymology