THUNDERSTRIKE Synonyms

• a discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder

• a sliding bar in a breech-loading firearm that ejects an empty cartridge and replaces it and closes the breech

• the part of a lock that is engaged or withdrawn with a key

• the act of moving with great haste

• a roll of cloth or wallpaper of a definite length

• a screw that screws into a nut to form a fastener

• a sudden abandonment (as from a political party)

• in a rigid manner

• directly

• move or jump suddenly

• secure or lock with a bolt

• swallow hastily

• run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along

• leave suddenly and as if in a hurry

• eat hastily without proper chewing

• make or roll into bolts

• a sudden very loud noise

• a common venereal disease caused by the bacterium Neisseria gonorrhoeae; symptoms are painful urination and pain around the urethra

• a sharp abrupt noise as if two objects hit together; may be repeated

• put quickly or forcibly

• cause to strike the air in flight

• clap one's hands or shout after performances to indicate approval

• clap one's hands together

• strike the air in flight

• strike with the flat of the hand; usually in a friendly way, as in encouragement or greeting

• strike together so as to produce a sharp percussive noise

• the sudden giving off of energy

• the act of venting

• a substance that is emitted or released

• any of several bodily processes by which substances go out of the body

• electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field

• the pouring forth of a fluid

• the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)

• a formal written statement of relinquishment

• the act of discharging a gun

• complete or carry out

• pour forth or release

• free from obligations or duties

• remove the charge from

• go off or discharge

• pronounce not guilty of criminal charges

• eliminate (a substance)

• remove (cargo, people, etc.) from and leave

• cause to go off

• release from military service

• become empty or void of its content

• a violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction

• the act of exploding or bursting

• a sudden great increase

• the noise caused by an explosion

• the terminal forced release of pressure built up during the occlusive phase of a stop consonant

• a sudden outburst

• a golf shot from a bunker that typically moves sand as well as the golf ball

• thunderous verbal attack

• the act of exploding with noise and violence

• abrupt electric discharge from cloud to cloud or from cloud to earth accompanied by the emission of light

• the flash of light that accompanies an electric discharge in the atmosphere (or something resembling such a flash); can scintillate for a second or more

• a loud low dull continuous noise

• a servant's seat (or luggage compartment) in the rear of a carriage

• a fight between rival gangs of adolescents

• make a low noise

• to utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds

• a group's refusal to work in protest against low pay or bad work conditions

• an attack that is intended to seize or inflict damage on or destroy an objective

• a gentle blow

• a score in tenpins: knocking down all ten with the first ball

• (baseball) a pitch that the batter swings at and misses, or that the batter hits into foul territory, or that the batter does not swing at but the umpire judges to be in the area over home plate and between the batter's knees and shoulders

• a conspicuous success

• deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon

• have an emotional or cognitive impact upon

• hit against; come into sudden contact with

• make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target

• indicate (a certain time) by striking

• affect or afflict suddenly, usually adversely

• stop work in order to press demands

• touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly

• attain

• produce by manipulating keys or strings of musical instruments

• cause to form (an electric arc) between electrodes of an arc lamp

• find unexpectedly

• produce by ignition or a blow

• remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line

• cause to experience suddenly

• drive something violently into a location

• occupy or take on

• disassemble a temporary structure, such as a tent or a theatrical set

• form by stamping, punching, or printing

• smooth with a strickle

• pierce with force

• hook by a pull on the line

• arrive at after reckoning, deliberating, and weighing

• a discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder

• a shocking surprise