Dab
Dab noun - A hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument.
Usage example: a bear can knock a man down with a simple dab of his paw
Thwack
Thwack noun - A hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument.
Usage example: he gave the ball a hard thwack with the bat and sent it deep into the outfield
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Synonyms for Thwack
Dab and thwack are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Dab" instead the word "Thwack" as a verb or a noun.
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Thwack and Dab. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/dab/thwack
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