as in slaps
to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner
an overhead branch suddenly fell and bonked him on the head
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Wilhelm enters the room, removes most of his clothing and gets into bed with her, slaps her, pushes her away and then caresses her face and cradles her.
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That direct relationship is what separates a true farm to table operation from a restaurant that simply slaps the phrase on a marketing page.
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My parents tell stories about me sleeping through loud construction, alarms, and heavy knocks on my bedroom door.
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Palestra instead knocks it past him with his right foot with great balance in a tight space.
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The boy smacks him in the mouth and then immediately starts crying.
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An attack rears its ugly head, and the security team smacks it down.
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Especially the guy who bangs a wrecking ball against the historic East Wing to make room for an incongruous ballroom monstrosity, who mars the sacred Oval Office with gold glitter and paves over the lovely Rose Garden.
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When selecting the perfect of-the-moment style for you (Jane Birkin bangs?
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Lightning hits the United States approximately 25 million times annually.
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When a large body hits, some of the impact energy goes into vaporizing or melting rock right at the impact site.
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With runners on the corners, Martinez whacks a two-run, RBI double to tie it at five.
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Then little Holly Wheeler and her 10-year-old friends, including the Season 5 favorite Derek (Jake Connelly), all swarm into the basement and take over the D&D table in a passing of the torch that basically whacks the audience over our collective heads.
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Taylor Sheridan slams critics Sheridan's series are all hits with regular people, but he's routinely been a target for critics.
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His hand fans out into a wave, then the door slams shut.
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Canada goalkeeper Maxime Crepeau punches the ball clear as Bosnia's Tarik Muharemovic attempts to head the ball during a World Cup ground-stage match in Toronto on June 12, 2026.
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Humble and simple, this Tomato-Basil Chicken punches way above its weight.
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“Bonks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bonks. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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