Swing
Swing noun - Changing location by moving back and forth.
Whack
Whack noun - A hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument.
Usage example: gave the wasp's nest a good whack with the bat
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Synonyms for Whack
How words are described
| good | good swing | good whack |
| full | full swing | full whack |
| nice | nice swing | nice whack |
| solid | solid swing | solid whack |
| Other adjectives: simple, hard, last, two-handed. | ||
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Both words in one sentence
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He then utilized his newfound resistance to pain by inviting the citizens of San Francisco to take a whack at him with a baseball bat for ten cents a swing.
Source: No Sell -
Like any good whack-a-mole Pun, his name might induce you to take a swing at him with a hammer; do it and he'll have a Cranial Eruption so big it actually falls off his head.
Source: Video Game / Paper Mario - Along with costumes to allow extra health, or infinite magic, as well as looking silly (there is no way you can feel stressed when you're watching a cow swing its milk jugs around to whack skeletons).
Source: Catharsis Factor
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