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| NOUN: | 1. An aggressive readiness along with energy to undertake taxing efforts: drive, enterprise, hustle, initiative. Informal : get-up-and-go, gumption, push. See ACTION, TIRED, TRY. 2. Informal. A stimulating or intoxicating effect: Informal : sting, wallop. Slang : kick. See DRUGS. 3. A quick, sharp blow, especially with the hand: box2, buffet, bust, chop1, cuff, slap, smack1, smacker, spank, swat, whack. Informal : clip1, spat. See ATTACK, STRIKE. 4. A quality of active mental and physical forcefulness: dash, starch, verve, vigor, vigorousness, vim, vitality. Informal : snap. Idioms: vim and vigor. See ACTION, TIRED. 5. Informal. The capacity to create a powerful effect: impact. Informal : wallop. See AFFECT. | | VERB: | To hit with a quick, sharp blow of the hand: box2, buffet, bust, cuff, slap, smack1, spank, swat, whack. Informal : clip1, spat. See ATTACK, STRIKE.
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