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| wham [ wam, hwam ] |
noun (plural whams) |
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1. forceful blow: a solid forceful blow or impact
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2. sound of forceful blow: the loud noise produced by a solid forceful blow or impact
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transitive and intransitive verb (past and past participle whammed, present participle wham·ming, 3rd person present singular whams) |
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hit something with loud noise: to hit or crash into somebody or something forcefully with a loud noise
  The car whammed into the brick wall.
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interjection |
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indicates sound of blow: used to imitate the loud sound of a forceful blow or impact
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adverb |
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suddenly and forcefully: with a startling or jarring suddenness
I ran wham right into my ex-husband.
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| [Early 20th century. An imitation of the sound] |
