| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| NOUN: | A sudden sharp, explosive noise: bang, bark, crack, explosion, pop1, rat-a-tat-tat, report, snap. See SOUNDS. | | VERB: | 1. To express approval, especially by clapping: applaud, cheer, root2. Idioms: give someone a hand. See PRAISE. 2. To strike, set down, or close in such a way as to make a loud noise: bang, crash, slam, whack. See SOUNDS. 3. To make a sudden sharp, explosive noise: bang, bark, crack, pop1, snap. See SOUNDS.
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